The Malayan flora is one of the richest in the world. This book gives a brief systematic account of all the major groups of seed plants classified under 41 orders and 178 families which are represented by native or naturalised plants in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Within each order, a list of families, an account of the diagnostic characters, a key to the families, and a brief note on the systematic position, the evolutionary trends or other points of interest, are included. Within each family, a simple description, a short note on the distribution, and, in most cases, a key to the Malayan genera are presented. For easy reference, two appendices containing a list of orders and family names in Malay and Chinese, a simple artificial key to the common Malayan families, and a glossary are also provided.

Orders and Families of Malayan Seed Plants

Science & Math

Keng, Hsuan

Biological Sciences

Ohio University Press

<p>Entries describe each plant and provide information on its origin, medicinal use, parts used, and its common, Chinese, and scientific names</p>

An Illustrated Dictionary of Chinese Medicinal Herbs

Wee, Yeow Chin

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Crcs Pubns

This unique and beautifully-illustrated book aims to give a comprehensive account of present-day knowledge of the flora of China, one of the most botanically rich of the world's warm temperate regions. In preparing it, the authors have consulted many specialist scholars and numerous research papers, many published only in Chinese.The book contains concise descriptions of all the major groups of seed plants, classified under the Englerian system into 49 orders and 225 families. A key to the families in each order is given, along with an account of their diagnostic characters. The genera within each family and their distribution are discussed and a synoptic key to the Chinese genera provided. Plants of special interest are also mentioned. Two appendices detailing the plants according to the Cronquist system of classification are included for completeness. The text is augmented throughout by more than 150 handsome line drawings.

ORDERS AND FAMILIES OF SEED PLANTS OF CHINA

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Chen, Chia-Jui

Hong, De-Yuan

Gardening & Landscape Design

World Scientific Pub Co Inc

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