Wetland Phytodiversity: A Complete Guide to Indian Helobieae
Wetland Phytodiversity: A Complete Guide to Indian Helobieae

Author: R. Guha

Publisher: Scientific Publishers

Published: 2005-07-01

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 9387741311

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Aquatic ecosystem and aquatic plant diversity holds a key position in maintaining the floristic diversity of India - one of the 12 megabiodiversity centres of the world. It provides the material basis for the sustenance of thousands of floral and faunal aquatic life forms. This book ``Wetland Phytodiversity : A Complete Guide to Indian Helobieae'' deals with 75 plant species belonging to the aquatic families of angiosperms under the group Helobieae. Distribution of the taxa, their life forms, floral as well as pollination biology, phenology, chromosome numbers, etc. have been dealt with proper care towards better understanding of the affinities, intra - and interfamilial relationships of the taxa. Chapters on phytogeography, pollen morphology, fossil records etc. will be very much helpful for future workers in tracing origin and segregation of this important aquatic group of angiosperms. Apart from the text 20 maps/figures, 66 illustrations, 24 plates have been provided in the book.

Identification of Common Indian Medicinal Plants
Identification of Common Indian Medicinal Plants

Author: V.N. Naik

Publisher: Scientific Publishers

Published: 2012-01-01

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9387307255

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The book provides a scientific background needed for the identification of medicinal plants commonly occurring in India. It explains scientific terms for description of plant parts. It explains the method for identification of plants employing scientific terms. Any unknown medicinal plants can be identified to its family, genus and ultimately to the species. More than 610 species of Indian Medicinal Plants, including those 365 mentioned in the CCIM approved University syllabus of Ayurvedic medicine are listed. An exhaustive list of above plant species provides correct and up-todate scientific name together with names in English, Sanskrit, Marathi and Hindi languages and plant parts used in medicine. It also provides about 88 line drawings of plants parts and 125 coloured photographs for confirmation of identified plants. With the help of this book, one will be able to identify 610 species of Medicinal Plants. This will help in pinpointing the genuine drug and its parts by way of comparison. It may also help in detection of genuine as well as adulterated plant species and their parts. Thus, it is hoped that, the book will be useful to Agriculturists, Ayurvedic practitioners, Pharmacicsts in addition to the students of Ayurved, botany as well as a common person interested in knowing common Indian Medicinal Plants.

Ethnobotany and Medicinal Plants of India and Nepal (Vol. 3)
Ethnobotany and Medicinal Plants of India and Nepal (Vol. 3)

Author: V. Singh

Publisher: Scientific Publishers

Published: 2009-01-01

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 938774163X

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The present book "Ethnobotany and Medicinal Plants of India and Nepal" is next publication in the series on Indian Medicinal Plants. The contributors of the papers in this book are well known Indian Ethnobotanists who have furnished authenticated data for further scientific and clinical tests. The information about the medicinal plants spread over 325 pages, covers various tribal communities from north to south and east to west and different ailments cured in nature's dispensary. Beautiful phtographs of some medicinal plants have also been provided by some contributors. The information furnished in the book will be useful for controlling biopiracy, backing conservation stretegies and facilitate better understanding of phytotherapy research.

Common Rat Snake of India
Common Rat Snake of India

Author: Shiv Dutta

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13:

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As The Complete Anatomy Of The Common Indian Rat Snake Or Ptyas Mucosus Has Not Been Investigated In Detail So Far, This Book Gives An Account Of Its Bionomics And Functional Anatomy To Serve The Needs Of Indian Students. A Chapter Has Also Been Included On The Deadly Venomous Snakes Of India, Identifying Them, Their Bites And Treatment.

Plant Invaders
Plant Invaders

Author: Quentin C.B. Cronk

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-04-08

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 1134203659

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A practical guide to the protection and management of ecosystems against invasions by non-indigenous plant species. The authors seek to offer an accessible account of the subject and how to protect natural habitats. The majority of countries suffer from invasive plants and there are case studies from North America, Europe, Australia, South and South East Asia and the Pacific and Atlantic islands. There is also a list of invasive species, with their countries of origin and regions of introduction.

Flowering Plants · Dicotyledons
Flowering Plants · Dicotyledons

Author: Klaus Kubitzki

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-04-17

Total Pages: 425

ISBN-13: 3662072556

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This encyclopedia contains a comprehensive treatment of the taxonomy of the families and genera of ferns and seed plants. The present volume, the fifth in this series, deals with three major groups of dicotyledons, the Capparales, Malvales, and Non-betalain Caryophyllales.

Taxonomy of Angiosperms
Taxonomy of Angiosperms

Author: A. V. S. S. Sambamurty

Publisher: I. K. International Pvt Ltd

Published: 2013-12-30

Total Pages: 881

ISBN-13: 8188237167

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Taxonomy of Angiosperms is designed for B.Sc. (H) and M.Sc. students of Botany in various universities. The book is divided into two parts; Part I deals with the Principles of Angiosperm Taxonomy and Part II deals with families. The book is amply illustrated with examples. Some of the important chapters in Part I comprise Different Classifications, Nomenclature, Biosystematics, Modern Trends in Taxonomy, Chemotaxonomy, Numerical Taxonomy etc. Part II deals with about 214 families of which 55 are discussed in detail and summarized accounts of the rest are given for advanced students. The book also comes loaded with numerous appendices like comparison of classifications, floral diagrams and floral formulae, questions etc. The book will cater to the needs of Botany students pursuing B.Sc. (H), M.Sc. and related fields like Medical Botany, Pharmacy, Agricultural Botany and Horticulture.