Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants: Volume 8, Flowers

ISBN-13: 9789402403268 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 1024 str.

T. K. Lim

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This volume covers plant species with edible flowers from families Geraniaceae to Zingiberaceae in tabular form and more than 80 selected species in detail. It features around 250 illustrations in color to help in identification of the plant and edible parts.

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Introduction
Geraniaceae
Pelargonium crispum
Iridaceae
Crocus sativus
Freesia leichtlinii subsp. Alba
Gladiolus dalenii
Gladiolus grandiflorus
Lamiaceae
Agastache foeniculum
Lavandula angustifolia
Lavandula dentate
Lavandula stoechas
Salvia elegans
Sideritis scardica
Liliaceae
Lilium lanceolata
Tulipa gesneriana
Limnocharitaceae
Limnocharis flava
Magnoliaceae
Magnolia denudate
Magnolia grandiflora
Malvaceae
Abutilon indicum
Abutilon megapotamicum
Alcea rosea
Hibiscus mutabilis
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Hibiscus sabdariffa
Hibiscus schizopetalus
Hibiscus syriacus
Hibiscus tawainensis
Hibiscus tiliaceus
Malva sylvestris
Malva arboreus
Meliaceae
Azadirachta indica
Myrtaceae
Corymbia calophylla
Syzygium aromaticum
Nyctaginaceae
Bougainvillea glabra
Bougainvillea spectabilis
Mirabilis jalapa
Nymphaeaceae
Nymphaea lotus
Nymphaea nouchali
Oleaceae
Forsythia x intermedia
Jasminum sambac
Syringa vulgaris
Onagraceae
Fuchsia x hybrid
Oenothera speciosa
Orchidaceae
Dendrobium biggibum
Paeoniaceae
Paeonia  lactiflora
Paeonia x suffructicosa
Papaveraceae
Eschschlozia californica
Plantaginaceae
Antirrhinum majus
Poaceae
Saccharum spontaneum var. edulis
Polygonaceae
Antigonon leptopus
Primulaceae
Primula x polyantha
Proteaceae
Banksia grandis
Banksia integrifolia
Telopea speciosissima
Ranunculaceae
Aquilegia caerula
Rosaceae
Rosa x hybrid
Rosa x rugosa
RubiaceaeGalium odoratum
Gardenia jasminoides
Ixora chinensisIxora coccinea
Ixora javanica
Rutaceae
Boronia megastigma
Solanaceae
Petunia x hybrid
Theaceae
Camellia japonica
Tropaeolaceae
Tropaeolum majus
Typhaceae
Typha orientalis
Violaceae
Viola hederacea
Viola odorata
Viola tricolor
Viola x wittrockiana
Xanthorrhoeaceae
Hemerocallis flavus
Hemerocallis liloasphodelus
Zingiberaceae
Etlingera elatior
Etlingera hemisphaerica
Hedychium coronarium
Zingiber zerumbet
Author’s Blurb
Medical Glossary
Scientific Glossary
Common Name Index
Scientific Name Index

Blurb

This book continues as volume 8 of a multi-compendium on Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. It covers plants with edible flowers whose floral parts including the stalk and flower nectar  are eaten as conventional or functional food and may provide a source of food colorant, additive or neutraceuticals. This volume covers  plant species with edible flowers from families Geraniaceae to Zingiberaceae in tabular form and 82 selected species in Geraniaceae, Iridaceae, Lamiaceae, Liliaceae, Limnocharitaceae, Magnoliaceae, Malvaceae, Meliaceae, Myrtaceae, Nyctaginaceae, Nymphaeaceae, Oleaceae, Onagraceae, Orchidaceae, Paeoniaceae, Papaveraceae, Plantaginaceae, Poaceae, Polygonaceae, Primulaceae, Proteaceae, Ranunculaceae, Rosaceae, Rubiaceae, Rutaceae, Solanaceae, Theaceae, Tropaeolaceae, Typhaceae, Violaceae, Xanthorrhoeaceae and Zingiberaceae  in detail. The edible species dealt with in this work include wild and underutilized crops and also common and widely grown ornamentals. To help in identification of the plant and edible parts about 250 coloured illustrations are included.

As in the preceding six volumes, topics covered include: taxonomy (botanical name and synonyms); common English and vernacular names; origin and distribution; agro-ecological requirements; edible plant parts and uses; plant botany; nutritive, medicinal and pharmacological properties with up-to-date research findings; traditional medicinal uses; other  non-edible uses; and selected/cited  references for further reading. This volume has separate indices for scientific and common names; and separate scientific and medical glossaries.