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Author Lim, Tong Kwee.

Title Edible medicinal and non-medicinal plants. Volume 3, Fruits / T.K. Lim
Published Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 898 pages) : color illustrations
Series Edible medicinal and non-medicinal plants ; v. 3
Contents Ginkgo biloba -- Gnetum gnemon -- Carya illinoensis -- Juglans regia -- Litsea garciae -- Persea americana -- Barringtonia asiatica -- Barringtonia edulis -- Barringtonia novae-hiberniae -- Barringtonia procera -- Barringtonia racemosa -- Barringtonia scortechinii -- Bertholletia excelsa -- Couroupita guianensis -- Lecythis ollaria -- Lecythis pisonis -- Lecythis zabucaja -- Michelia mediocris -- Bunchosia armeniaca -- Malpighia emarginata -- Abelmoschus esculentus -- Cola acuminata -- Cola nitida -- Grewia asiatica -- Scaphium macropodum -- Sterculia foetida -- Sterculia monosperma -- Sterculia parviflora -- Theobroma bicolor -- Theobroma cacao -- Theobroma grandiflorum -- Thaumatococcus daniellii -- Lansium domesticum 'Duku Group' -- Lansium domesticum 'Langsat-Lonkong Group' -- Sandoricum koetjape -- Artocarpus hypargyreus -- Artocarpus altilis -- Artocarpus anisophyllus -- Artocarpus camansi -- Artocarpus dadah -- Artocarpus elasticus -- Artocarpus glaucus -- Artocarpus heterophyllus -- Artocarpus integer -- Artocarpus odoratissimus -- Artocarpus rigidus -- Artocarpus sericicarpus -- Artocarpus tamaran -- Ficus aspera -- Ficus auriculata -- Ficus carica -- Ficus dammaropsis -- Ficus pumila -- Ficus racemosa -- Ficus rubiginosa -- Morus alba -- Morus nigra -- Morus rubra -- Prainea limpato -- Treculia africana -- Moringa oleifera -- Muntingia calabura -- Musa acuminata subsp. zebrina -- Musa acuminata (AA Group) 'Lakatan' -- Musa acuminata (AA Group) 'Sucrier' -- Musa acuminata (AAA Group) 'Dwarf Cavendish' -- Musa acuminata (AAA Group) 'Gros Michel' -- Musa acuminata (AAA Group) 'Red' -- Musa acuminata x balbisiana (AAB Group) 'Horn Plantain' -- Musa acuminata x balbisiana (ABB Group) 'Saba' -- Musa acuminata x balbisiana (AAB Group) 'Maia-Maoli-Pōpō'ulu' -- Musa acuminata x balbisiana (AAB Group) 'Pisang Raja' -- Musa acuminata x balbisiana (AAB Group) 'Silk' -- Musa acuminata x balbisiana (ABB Group) 'Bluggoe' -- Musa coccinea -- Musa troglodytarum -- Musa velutina -- Horsfieldia australiana -- Myristica fatua -- Myristica fragrans -- Acca sellowiana -- Eugenia brasiliensis -- Eugenia coronata -- Eugenia stipitata -- Eugenia uniflora -- Myrciaria dubia -- Myrciaria vexator -- Myrtus communis -- Pimenta dioica -- Plinia cauliflora -- Psidium acutangulum -- Psidium cattleianum 'Red Strawberry Guava' -- Psidium cattleianum 'Yellow Strawberry Guava' -- Psidium friedrichsthalianum -- Psidium guajava -- Psidium guineense -- Rhodomyrtus tomentosa -- Syzygium aqueum -- Syzygium australe -- Syzygium cumini -- Syzygium jambos -- Syzygium luehmannii -- Syzygium malaccense -- Syzygium polycephalum -- Syzygium samarangense -- Syzygium smithii -- Syzygium suborbiculare
Summary This book continues as volume 3 of a multi-compendium on Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. It covers edible fruits/seeds used fresh, cooked or processed into other food products, or used as vegetables, spices, stimulants, edible oils and beverages. It encompasses species from the following families: Ginkgoaceae, Gnetaceae, Juglandaceae, Lauraceae, Lecythidaceae, Magnoliaceae, Malpighiaceae, Malvaceae, Marantaceae, Meliaceae, Moraceae, Moringaceae, Muntigiaceae, Musaceae, Myristicaceae and Myrtaceae. The edible species dealt with in this work include to a larger extent lesser-known, wild and underutilized crops and also common and widely grown crops. To help in identification of the plant, edible parts and food products more than 400 coloured illustrations are included. As in the preceeding two 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. As in the preceeding two 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
Analysis Life sciences
Medicine
Chemistry
Agriculture
Biodiversity
Botany
Plant Sciences
Biomedicine general
Medicine/Public Health, general
Chemistry/Food Science, general
Notes Includes indexes
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes English
Subject Medicinal plants.
Botany, Medical.
Fruit.
Plants, Edible.
Plants, Edible
Plants, Medicinal
Fruit
fruit.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Crop Science.
Plants, Edible
Botany, Medical
Fruit
Medicinal plants
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789400725348
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