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Plants, People and Culture (Paperback)

Science & Math

Michael J. Balick

Paul Alan Cox

Biological Sciences

NYBG

People of many cultures have long relied on plants for their medicinal value. Demand on a large scale, however, sometimes leads to degradation of these valuable resources.This study by Sheldon, Balick, and Laird examines the cases of several plant species valued in traditional and contemporary medicine, and the ramifications of their over-harvesting. The authors explore the impact of discovery and utilization of these and other medicinal plants by the herbal and pharmaceutical industries, and make recommendations for using these resources wisely.

Medicinal Plants: Can Utilization and Conservation Coexist? (Advances in Economic Botany Vol. 12)

Jennie Wood Sheldon

Sarah A. Laird

Reference

New York Botanical Garden Pr Dept

This checklist presents 209 families, 1219 genera, and 3408 species of native and naturalized vascular plants known from Belize. Taxa known only from cultivation are presented in a separate section at the end of each family. This work also provides useful information about habitat and local names and uses; a description of the geography, climate, and vegetation of Belize; a history of botanical studies in Belize; an outline of the classification and family sequence employed in the organization of the checklist; and a thorough index of scientific and vernacular names.

Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Belize: With Common Names and Uses (Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden Vol. 85)

Michael H. Nee

Daniel E. Atha

The New York Botanical Garden Press

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