Specialised Books for collectors and Growers:


  • Nomenclator Alliorum:

    Allium names and synonyms - a world guide. M. Gregory, R.M. Fritsch, N.W. Friesen, F.O. Khassanov and D.W. McNeal. 1998. Nomenclator Alliorum lists the approximately 1,400 species names in Allium, half of which are synonyms. Thus this book is an essential reference for researchers investigating wild alliums, wild relatives of cultivated species for plant breeding and genetic manipulation, nurseries, collectors and bulb enthusiasts who want to determine the accepted names of plants. vi + 83pp. 245 x 155mm. soft cover. ISBN 1 900347 64 4.

  • Handbook of the Yemen Flora.

    JRI Wood. 1997. contents: Discovery of the Yemen flora; Topographical regions; factors influencing the distribution of plants in Yemen; Vegetation of Yemen; Composition of the Yemen flora; Plan of the flora; The Flora; Arabic plant names, Poisonous plants, Gazetteer, Bibliography, Index, Color plates. The systematic treatment includes scientific names, short descriptions, notes on distribution and natural history. 434 pp. 40 color plates, 35 full plate line figures. hardcover. ISBN 1-900347-31-8.

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa. 2nd Edition. by J. Hutchinson & J.M. Dalziel. Series ISBN 0 855920

  • Monocotyledons: Systematics and Evolution.

    Eds. P.J. Rudall, P.J. Cribb, D.F. Cutler & C.J. Humphries. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1995. These two volumes, dedicated to the meory of Rolf Dahlgren (1932 - 1986), contain papers presented at an international symposium at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in July 1993. They address various aspects of the systematics of the monocotyledons, mainly at the family level and above. The aim of the symposium was to encourage broad analyses of both taxa and characters, towards a new classification of the monocotyledons. Taxon-based papers are interspersed with ones on character analysis; cladistic methods of analysis and character evaluation are utilised. xxii + 750 pp. In two volumes in slip case. Vol. 1 - ISBN 0 947643 83 4. Vol. 2 - ISBN 0 947643 84 2. Set of two volumes ISBN 0 947643 85 0.

  • A Review of Allium sect. Allium.

    by Brian Mathew. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1996. The section Allium of the large genus Allium includes the economical;ly important garlic (Allium sativum) and leek (Allium porrum), as well as their wild relatives. This book, based on a project funded by the International Board for Plant Genetic Resources, includes descriptions of the 114 species recognised in the section.

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