Ref: 1 - RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956
Publication
Author
F. Chittendon.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1951
ISBN
-
Description
Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
Title
Ref: 2 - Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World.
Publication
Author
Hedrick. U. P.
Publisher
Dover Publications
Year
1972
ISBN
0-486-20459-6
Description
Lots of entries, quite a lot of information in most entries and references.
Title
Ref: 3 - Growing Unusual Fruit.
Publication
Author
Simmons. A. E.
Publisher
David & Charles; Newton Abbot.
Year
1972
ISBN
0-7153-5531-7
Description
A very readable book with information on about 100 species that can be grown in Britain (some in greenhouses) and details on how to grow and use them.
Title
Ref: 4 - A Modern Herbal.
Publication
Author
Grieve.
Publisher
Penguin
Year
1984
ISBN
0-14-046-440-9
Description
Not so modern (1930's?) but lots of information, mainly temperate plants.
Title
Ref: 5 - Food for Free.
Publication
Author
Mabey. R.
Publisher
Collins
Year
1974
ISBN
0-00-219060-5
Description
Edible wild plants found in Britain. Fairly comprehensive, very few pictures and rather optimistic on the desirability of some of the plants.
Title
Ref: 6 - Plants with a Purpose.
Publication
Author
Mabey. R.
Publisher
Fontana
Year
1979
ISBN
0-00-635555-2
Description
Details on some of the useful wild plants of Britain. Poor on pictures but otherwise very good.
Title
Ref: 7 - Encyclopaedia of Medicinal Plants.
Publication
Author
Chiej. R.
Publisher
MacDonald
Year
1984
ISBN
0-356-10541-5
Description
Covers plants growing in Europe. Also gives other interesting information on the plants. Good photographs.
Title
Ref: 8 - Free for All.
Publication
Author
Ceres.
Publisher
Thorsons Publishers
Year
1977
ISBN
0-7225-0445-4
Description
Edible wild plants in Britain. Small booklet, nothing special.
Title
Ref: 9 - Edible and Medicinal Plants.
Publication
Author
Launert. E.
Publisher
Hamlyn
Year
1981
ISBN
0-600-37216-2
Description
Covers plants in Europe. a drawing of each plant, quite a bit of interesting information.
Title
Ref: 10 - Poisonous Plants and Animals.
Publication
Author
Altmann. H.
Publisher
Chatto and Windus
Year
1980
ISBN
0-7011-2526-8
Description
A small book, reasonable but not very detailed.
Title
Ref: 11 - Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement.
Publication
Author
Bean. W.
Publisher
Murray
Year
1981
ISBN
-
Description
A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures.
Title
Ref: 12 - Britain's Wild Larder.
Publication
Author
Loewenfeld. C. and Back. P.
Publisher
David & Charles; Newton Abbot.
Year
ISBN
0-7153-7971-2
Description
A handy pocket guide.
Title
Ref: 13 - Hamlyn Encyclopaedia of Plants.
Publication
Author
Triska. Dr.
Publisher
Hamlyn
Year
1975
ISBN
0-600-33545-3
Description
Very interesting reading, giving some details of plant uses and quite a lot of folk-lore.
Title
Ref: 14 - Complete Guide to Herbs.
Publication
Author
Holtom. J. and Hylton. W.
Publisher
Rodale Press
Year
1979
ISBN
0-87857-262-7
Description
A good herbal.
Title
Ref: 15 - Edible Ornamental Garden.
Publication
Author
Bryan. J. and Castle. C.
Publisher
Pitman Publishing
Year
1976
ISBN
0-273-00098-5
Description
A small book with interesting ideas for edible plants in the ornamental garden.
Title
Ref: 16 - New Vegetable Growers Handbook.
Publication
Author
Simons.
Publisher
Penguin
Year
1977
ISBN
0-14-046-050-0
Description
A good guide to growing vegetables in temperate areas, not entirely organic.
Title
Ref: 17 - Flora of the British Isles.
Publication
Author
Clapham, Tutin and Warburg.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1962
ISBN
-
Description
A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
Title
Ref: 18 - Companion Plants.
Publication
Author
Philbrick H. and Gregg R. B.
Publisher
Watkins
Year
1979
ISBN
-
Description
Details of beneficial and antagonistic relationships between neighbouring plants.
Title
Ref: 19 - Poisonous Plants.
Publication
Author
Stary. F.
Publisher
Hamlyn
Year
1983
ISBN
0-600-35666-3
Description
Not very comprehensive, but easy reading.
Title
Ref: 20 - Companion Planting for Successful Gardening.
Publication
Author
Riotte. L.
Publisher
Garden Way, Vermont, USA.
Year
1978
ISBN
0-88266-064-0
Description
Fairly good.
Title
Ref: 21 - The Herb Book.
Publication
Author
Lust. J.
Publisher
Bantam books
Year
1983
ISBN
0-553-23827-2
Description
Lots of information tightly crammed into a fairly small book.
Title
Ref: 22 - Alternative Foods.
Publication
Author
Sholto-Douglas. J.
Publisher
Year
ISBN
Description
Not very comprehensive, it seems more or less like a copy of earlier writings with little added.
Title
Ref: 23 - Complete Book of Baskets and Basketry.
Publication
Author
Wright. D.
Publisher
David & Charles; Newton Abbot.
Year
1977
ISBN
0-7153-7449-4
Description
Not that complete but very readable and well illustrated.
Title
Ref: 24 - Making a Wildlife Garden.
Publication
Author
Baines. C.
Publisher
Year
ISBN
Description
Fairly good with lots of ideas about creating wildlife areas in the garden.
Title
Ref: 25 - Bamboos.
Publication
Author
Lawson.
Publisher
Faber
Year
1968
ISBN
-
Description
Fairly comprehensive, it was once the standard work but is now rather dated. Deals with species hardy in Britain, giving cultivation details and some uses.
Title
Ref: 26 - Comfrey Report.
Publication
Author
Hills. L.
Publisher
Henry Doubleday Research Ass.
Year
ISBN
Description
A small booklet giving a fairly comprehensive guide to the uses of comfrey.
Title
Ref: 27 - The Vegetable Garden.
Publication
Author
Vilmorin. A.
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Year
ISBN
0-89815-041-8
Description
A reprint of a nineteenth century classic, giving details of vegetable varieties. Not really that informative though.
Title
Ref: 28 - Plants for Shade.
Publication
Author
Knight. F. P.
Publisher
Royal Horticultural Society.
Year
1980
ISBN
0-900629-78-9
Description
A small but informative booklet listing plants that can be grown in shady positions with a few cultivation details.
Title
Ref: 29 - Hedges and Screens.
Publication
Author
Shepherd. F.W.
Publisher
Royal Horticultural Society.
Year
1974
ISBN
0900629649
Description
A small but informative booklet giving details of all the hedging plants being grown in the R.H.S. gardens at Wisley in Surrey.
Title
Ref: 30 - Butterflies and Moths in Britain and Europe.
Publication
Author
Carter D.
Publisher
Pan
Year
1982
ISBN
0-330-26642-x
Description
An excellent book on Lepidoptera, it also lists their favourite food plants.
Title
Ref: 31 - Shade Plants for Garden and Woodland.
Publication
Author
Brown.
Publisher
Year
ISBN
Description
Title
Ref: 32 - Commonsense Compost Making.
Publication
Author
Bruce. M. E.
Publisher
Faber
Year
1977
ISBN
0-571-09990-4
Description
Excellent little booklet dealing with how to make compost by using herbs to activate the heap. Gives full details of the herbs that are used.
Title
Ref: 33 - Rare Vegetables for Garden and Table.
Publication
Author
Organ. J.
Publisher
Faber
Year
1960
ISBN
-
Description
Unusual vegetables that can be grown outdoors in Britain. A good guide.
Title
Ref: 34 - The Oxford Book of Food Plants.
Publication
Author
Harrison. S. Wallis. M. Masefield. G.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1975
ISBN
-
Description
Good drawings of some of the more common food plants from around the world. Not much information though.
Title
Ref: 35 - Herbal Review. Vol.11. 4.
Publication
Author
The Herb Society
Publisher
The Herb Society
Year
1986
ISBN
0264-9853
Description
Title
Ref: 36 - Herbal Review. Vol.11. 3.
Publication
Author
The Herb Society
Publisher
The Herb Society
Year
1986
ISBN
0264-9853
Description
A very interesting article on the stinging nettle, Urtica dioica, giving a lot of information on its uses. Also details on Tanacetum parthenifolium and Melaleuca alternifolium.
Title
Ref: 37 - The Gardener's Assistant.
Publication
Author
Thompson. B.
Publisher
Blackie and Son.
Year
1878
ISBN
-
Description
Excellent general but extensive guide to gardening practices in the 19th century. A very good section on fruits and vegetables with many little known species.
Title
Ref: 38 - Simmons' Manual of Fruit.
Publication
Author
Simmons A. E.
Publisher
David & Charles; Newton Abbot.
Year
1978
ISBN
0-7153-7607-1
Description
A good guide to some of the cultivars of temperate fruits. It covers quite a wide range of fruits.
Title
Ref: 39 - Planting Fruit Trees.
Publication
Author
Genders. R.
Publisher
Robert Hale Ltd.
Year
1956
ISBN
-
Description
A general book on growing fruit in Britain, it does give some descriptions of little known cultivars.
Title
Ref: 40 - Scott's Fruit Catalogue. 1985 edition.
Publication
Author
Scott's Nursery
Publisher
Scott's Nursery
Year
1985
ISBN
-
Description
A nursery catalogue giving descriptions of the wide range of trees and shrubs they grow, including a good range of apples.
Title
Ref: 41 - Good Fruit Guide.
Publication
Author
Hills. L.
Publisher
Henry Doubleday Research Ass.
Year
ISBN
Description
Very dated now, it lists a good range of fruit trees and shrubs with brief descriptions of most of them and details of where they can be obtained.
Title
Ref: 42 - Hardy Bulbs.
Publication
Author
Grey. C. H.
Publisher
Williams & Norgate.
Year
1938
ISBN
-
Description
Rather dated now, but an immense work on bulbs for temperate zones and how to grow them. Three large volumes.
Title
Ref: 43 - Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition
Publication
Author
Fernald. M. L.
Publisher
American Book Co.; New York
Year
1950
ISBN
0442222505
Description
A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America.
The standard work, in 5 volumes though only the first two are of interest to the plant project. Very good on habitats.
There is also an on-line version.
Title
Ref: 45 - Flowers of Greece and the Balkans.
Publication
Author
Polunin. O.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1980
ISBN
0-19-217626-9
Description
A good pocket flora, it also lists quite a few plant uses.
Title
Ref: 46 - Dictionary of Economic Plants.
Publication
Author
Uphof. J. C. Th.
Publisher
Weinheim
Year
1959
ISBN
-
Description
An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
Title
Ref: 47 - Growing Lilies.
Publication
Author
Fox. D.
Publisher
Croom Helm
Year
1985
ISBN
Description
A lovely and very readable book dealing with the cultivation of the genus Lilium.
Title
Ref: 48 - The Checklist of Species, Hybrids and Cultivars of the Genus Fuschia.
Publication
Author
Boullemier. L.
Publisher
Blandford Press
Year
1985
ISBN
0-7137-1781-5
Description
Merely a list of names and the occasional elaboration.
Title
Ref: 49 - Shrubs for the Milder Counties.
Publication
Author
Arnold-Forster.
Publisher
Year
ISBN
Description
Trees and shrubs that grow well in Cornwall and other mild areas of Britain. Fairly good, a standard reference book.
Title
Ref: 50 - Flora Europaea
Publication
Author
?
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1964
ISBN
-
Description
An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader.
Title
Ref: 51 - Flowers of the Himalayas.
Publication
Author
Polunin. O. and Stainton. A.
Publisher
Oxford Universtiy Press
Year
1984
ISBN
-
Description
A very readable and good pocket guide (if you have a very large pocket!) to many of the wild plants in the Himalayas. Gives many examples of plant uses.
Title
Ref: 52 - Salads all the Year Round.
Publication
Author
Larkcom. J.
Publisher
Hamlyn
Year
1980
ISBN
Description
A good and comprehensive guide to temperate salad plants, with full organic details of cultivation.
Title
Ref: 53 - The Wild Garden.
Publication
Author
De. Bray. L.
Publisher
Year
ISBN
Description
Interesting reading.
Title
Ref: 54 - How to Enjoy your Weeds.
Publication
Author
Hatfield. A. W.
Publisher
Frederick Muller Ltd
Year
1977
ISBN
0-584-10141-4
Description
Interesting reading.
Title
Ref: 55 - Eat the Weeds.
Publication
Author
Harris. B. C.
Publisher
Pivot Health
Year
1973
ISBN
-
Description
Interesting reading.
Title
Ref: 56 - Complete Guide to Water Plants.
Publication
Author
Muhlberg. H.
Publisher
E. P. Publishing Ltd.
Year
1982
ISBN
0-7158-0789-7
Description
Deals with a wide range of plants for temperate areas (and indoor aquaria) with quite a lot of information on cultivation techniques.
Title
Ref: 57 - Plants for Man.
Publication
Author
Schery. R. W.
Publisher
Year
ISBN
Description
Fairly readable but not very comprehensive. Deals with plants from around the world.
Title
Ref: 58 - Flora of Japan. (English translation)
Publication
Author
Ohwi. G.
Publisher
Smithsonian Institution
Year
1965
ISBN
-
Description
The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader.
Title
Ref: 59 - Trees and Shrubs in Cornwall.
Publication
Author
Thurston.
Publisher
Year
ISBN
Description
Trees and shrubs that succeed in Cornwall based on the authors own observations. Good but rather dated.
Title
Ref: 60 - Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest.
Publication
Author
Hitchcock. C. L.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Year
1955
ISBN
-
Description
A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader.
Title
Ref: 61 - A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man.
Publication
Author
Usher. G.
Publisher
Constable
Year
1974
ISBN
0094579202
Description
Forget the sexist title, this is one of the best books on the subject. Lists a very extensive range of useful plants from around the world with very brief details of the uses. Not for the casual reader.
Title
Ref: 62 - A Field Guide to N. American Edible Wild Plants.
Publication
Author
Elias. T. and Dykeman. P.
Publisher
Van Nostrand Reinhold
Year
1982
ISBN
0442222009
Description
Very readable.
Title
Ref: 63 - Nuts.
Publication
Author
Howes. F. N.
Publisher
Faber
Year
1948
ISBN
-
Description
Rather old but still a masterpiece. Has sections on tropical and temperate plants with edible nuts plus a section on nut plants in Britain. Very readable.
Title
Ref: 64 - Vegetable Gums and Resins.
Publication
Author
Howes. F. N.
Publisher
Faber
Year
ISBN
81-88818-17-8
Description
A very good book dealing with the subject in a readable way.
Title
Ref: 65 - A Colour Atlas of Poisonous Plants.
Publication
Author
Frohne. D. and Pfänder. J.
Publisher
Wolfe
Year
1984
ISBN
0723408394
Description
Brilliant. Goes into technical details but in a very readable way. The best work on the subject that I've come across so far.
Title
Ref: 66 - From Agar to Zenery.
Publication
Author
Freethy. R.
Publisher
The Crowood Press
Year
1985
ISBN
0-946284-51-2
Description
Very readable, giving details on plant uses based on the authors own experiences.
Title
Ref: 67 - Berberis and Mahonia.
Publication
Author
Ahrendt.
Publisher
Journal of the Linnean Society, 57
Year
1961
ISBN
-
Description
Not for the casual reader, it lists all the known species in these two genera together with botanic descriptions and other relevant details for the botanist.
Title
Ref: 68 - Mushrooms and other Fungi of Great Britain and Europe.
Publication
Author
Phillips. R.
Publisher
Pan
Year
1981
ISBN
0-330-24441-9
Description
Excellent photographs, it also gives details of habitats and edibility.
Title
Ref: 69 - Flora of Tierra del Fuego.
Publication
Author
Moore. D. M.
Publisher
Anthony Nelson.
Year
1983
ISBN
0-904614-05-0
Description
Standard work for this part of S. America. Excellent details of habitat and a few notes on plant uses.
Title
Ref: 70 - Lichens for Vegetable Dyeing.
Publication
Author
Bolton. E.
Publisher
Studio Vista
Year
1972
ISBN
0-289-70288-7
Description
A small but interesting book for the casual reader and the enthusiast.
Title
Ref: 71 - A California Flora.
Publication
Author
Munz P.A. & Keck D.D.
Publisher
University of California Press; Los Angeles
Year
1959
ISBN
-
Description
An excellent flora but no pictures. Not for the casual reader.
Getting rather dated now, an immense work covering the flora of Southeastern N. America. No pictures, it is not for the casual reader. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 73 - Flora of the Cape Peninsula.
Publication
Author
Adamson. and Salter.
Publisher
Year
ISBN
Description
A good flora but rather short on details of habitat. Not for the casual reader.
An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 75 - Shelter Trees and Hedges.
Publication
Author
Rosewarne experimental horticultural station.
Publisher
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Year
1984
ISBN
-
Description
A small booklet packed with information on trees and shrubs for hedging and shelterbelts in exposed maritime areas.
Title
Ref: 76 - Poisonous Plants in Britain and their Effects on Animals and Man.
Publication
Author
Cooper. M. and Johnson. A.
Publisher
HMSO
Year
1984
ISBN
0112425291
Description
Concentrates mainly on the effects of poisonous plants to livestock.
Title
Ref: 77 - Eucalypts. (2 volumes.)
Publication
Author
Kelly. S.
Publisher
Nelson, Melbourne
Year
1969
ISBN
-
Description
A very readable book (in two volumes) on the many species of Eucalyptus trees in Australia.
Title
Ref: 78 - Propagation of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers.
Publication
Author
Sheat. W. G.
Publisher
MacMillan and Co
Year
1948
ISBN
-
Description
A bit dated but a good book on propagation techniques with specific details for a wide range of plants.
Title
Ref: 79 - The World of Iridaceae
Publication
Author
Innes. C.
Publisher
Year
ISBN
Description
Deals with many of the plants in the Iris family giving brief details of habitat and notes on cultivation. Well illustrated.
Title
Ref: 80 - Hardy Woody Plants from Seed.
Publication
Author
McMillan-Browse. P.
Publisher
Grower Books
Year
1985
ISBN
0-901361-21-6
Description
Does not deal with many species but it is very comprehensive on those that it does cover. Not for casual reading.
Title
Ref: 81 - Conifers.
Publication
Author
Rushforth. K.
Publisher
Christopher Helm
Year
1987
ISBN
0-7470-2801-X
Description
Deals with conifers that can be grown outdoors in Britain. Good notes on cultivation and a few bits about plant uses.
Two volumes, a comprehensive listing of N. American trees though a bit out of date now. Good details on habitats, some details on plant uses. Not really for the casual reader. It can be downloaded from the internet.
Title
Ref: 83 - Handbook of Cultivated Sedums.
Publication
Author
Evans. R. L.
Publisher
Science Reviews
Year
1983
ISBN
-
Description
Deals with the genus Sedum. Fairly easy reading, it gives cultivation details and some notes on habitats.
Title
Ref: 84 - A Field Guide to the Common and Interesting Plants of Baja California.
Publication
Author
Coyle. J. and Roberts. N. C.
Publisher
Natural History Publishing Co.
Year
1975
ISBN
-
Description
A very readable pocket flora with good illustrations, it gives quite a few plant uses.
Title
Ref: 85 - Edible Native Plants of the Rocky Mountains.
Publication
Author
Harrington. H. D.
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Year
1967
ISBN
0-8623-0343-9
Description
A superb book. Very readable, it gives the results of the authors experiments with native edible plants.
Title
Ref: 86 - Gourds.
Publication
Author
Organ. J.
Publisher
Faber
Year
1963
ISBN
-
Description
Deals with squashes and their relatives. Interesting and readable, it gives cultivation techniques and some details of plant uses.
Title
Ref: 87 - Green Manures.
Publication
Author
Woodward. L. Burge. P.
Publisher
Elm Farm Research Centre.
Year
1982
ISBN
-
Description
Green manure crops for temperate areas. Quite a lot of information on a number of species.
Title
Ref: 88 - The Garden. Volume 112.
Publication
Author
RHS.
Publisher
Royal Horticultural Society
Year
1987
ISBN
-
Description
Snippets of information from the magazine of the RHS. In particular, there are articles on plants that are resistant to honey fungus, oriental vegetables, Cimicifuga spp, Passiflora species and Cucurbits.
Title
Ref: 89 - Flowers of the Mediterranean.
Publication
Author
Polunin. O. and Huxley. A.
Publisher
Hogarth Press
Year
1987
ISBN
0-7012-0784-1
Description
A very readable pocket flora that is well illustrated. Gives some information on plant uses.
Title
Ref: 90 - Bulbs
Publication
Author
Phillips. R. and Rix. M.
Publisher
Pan Books
Year
1989
ISBN
0-330-30253-1
Description
Superbly illustrated, it gives brief details on cultivation and native habitat.
Title
Ref: 91 - Alpine Plants of China.
Publication
Author
Zhang Jingwei.
Publisher
Gordon & Breach. New York.
Year
1982
ISBN
0-677-60190-5
Description
A lovely book with nice pictures. Gives habitats and some details of plant uses.
Title
Ref: 92 - Early Uses of Californian Plants.
Publication
Author
Balls. E. K.
Publisher
University of California Press
Year
1975
ISBN
0-520-00072-2
Description
A nice readable book.
Title
Ref: 93 - Flora of Turkey.
Publication
Author
Davis. P. H.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Year
1965
ISBN
-
Description
Not for the casual reader, this is an immense work in many volumes. Some details of plant uses and habitats.
Title
Ref: 94 - Common Edible and Useful Plants of the West.
Publication
Author
Sweet. M.
Publisher
Naturegraph Co.
Year
1962
ISBN
0-911010-54-8
Description
Useful wild plants in Western N. America. A pocket guide.
Title
Ref: 95 - Edible and Useful Wild Plants of the United States and Canada.
Publication
Author
Saunders. C. F.
Publisher
Dover Publications
Year
1976
ISBN
0-486-23310-3
Description
Useful wild plants of America. A pocket guide.
Title
Ref: 96 - Seaweed - A Users Guide.
Publication
Author
Surey-Gent. S. and Morris. G.
Publisher
Year
ISBN
Description
Covers seaweeds of Britain. A good coverage of when and what to eat plus some other uses.
Title
Ref: 97 - The Ethno-Botany of Pre-Columbian Peru.
Publication
Author
Towle. M. A.
Publisher
Aldine Publishing Co. Chicago.
Year
1961
ISBN
Description
A very interesting book covering quite a lot of information on plant uses in S. America although many of the plants are not suitable for temperate areas.
Title
Ref: 98 - Seed Manual for Ornamental Trees and Shrubs.
Publication
Forestry Commission Bulletin
Author
Gordon. A. G. and Rowe. D. C. F.
Publisher
HMSO; London
Year
1982
ISBN
0-11-710152-4
Description
Very comprehensive guide to growing trees and shrubs from seed. Not for the casual reader.
Title
Ref: 99 - Plants in British Columbian Indian Technology.
Publication
Author
Turner. N. J.
Publisher
British Columbia Provincial Museum
Year
1979
ISBN
0-7718-8117-7
Description
Excellent and readable guide.
Title
Ref: 100 - Flowers of Europe - A Field Guide.
Publication
Author
Polunin. O.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1969
ISBN
0192176218
Description
An excellent and well illustrated pocket guide for those with very large pockets. Also gives some details on plant uses.
Title
Ref: 101 - Edible Wild Fruits and Nuts of Canada.
Publication
Author
Turner. N. J. and Szczawinski. A.
Publisher
National Museum of Natural Sciences
Year
1978
ISBN
-
Description
A very readable guide to some wild foods of Canada.
Title
Ref: 102 - Native Harvests.
Publication
Author
Kavasch. B.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Year
1979
ISBN
0-394-72811-4
Description
Another guide to the wild foods of America.
Title
Ref: 103 - Flowering Plants of the World.
Publication
Author
Haywood. V. H.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
ISBN
0-19-217674-9
Description
Very readable and well illustrated, it lists plants by families giving the basic diagnostic features and some details of plant uses.
Title
Ref: 104 - The Garden. Volume 111.
Publication
Author
RHS.
Publisher
Royal Horticultural Society
Year
1986
ISBN
-
Description
Snippets of information from the magazine of the RHS, including an article on Crambe maritima and another on several species thought to be tender that are succeeding in a S. Devon garden.
Title
Ref: 105 - Tanaka's Cyclopedia of Edible Plants of the World.
Publication
Author
Tanaka. T. & Nakao S.
Publisher
Keigaku Publishing; Tokyo
Year
1976
ISBN
-
Description
The most comprehensive list of edible plants I've come across. Only the briefest entry for each species, though, and some of the entries are more than a little dubious. Not for the casual reader.
Title
Ref: 106 - The Dictionary of Useful Plants.
Publication
Author
Coon. N.
Publisher
Rodale Press
Year
1975
ISBN
0-87857-090-x
Description
Interesting reading but short on detail.
Title
Ref: 107 - A Key to Eucalypts in Britain and Ireland.
Publication
Author
Brooker. M. I.
Publisher
HMSO
Year
1983
ISBN
0-11-710192-3
Description
A Forestry commission booklet giving details of the more common Eucalyptus species grown in Britain. Good identification guide.
Details of the palnts collected by the plant collector E. H. Wilson on his travels in China. Gives some habitats. Not for the casual reader. It can be downloaded from the internet.
Title
Ref: 110 - Rubber: Botany, Cultivation and Utilization.
Publication
Author
Polhamus. L. G.
Publisher
Leonard Hill; London.
Year
1962
ISBN
Description
A lot of information on rubber production. It also looks at the major rubber producing plants and some of the less well known ones, though not in great detail. It deals mainly with tropical plants with a small section on temperate plants.
Title
Ref: 111 - Popular Hardy Perennials.
Publication
Author
Sanders. T. W.
Publisher
Collingridge
Year
1926
ISBN
-
Description
A fairly wide range of perennial plants that can be grown in Britain and how to grow them.
Title
Ref: 112 - A Summary of the Literature on Milkweeds (Asclepias spp) and their utilization.
Publication
USDA Bibliographical Bulletin No. 2
Author
Whiting. A. G.
Publisher
USDA; Washington
Year
1943
ISBN
Description
A technical paper covering the many uses of the genus Asclepias.
Title
Ref: 113 - The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation.
Publication
Author
Dirr. M. A. and Heuser. M. W.
Publisher
Athens Ga. Varsity Press
Year
1987
ISBN
0942375009
Description
A very detailed book on propagating trees. Not for the casual reader.
Title
Ref: 114 - The Plant Wealth of Iraq.
Publication
Author
Chakravarty. H. L.
Publisher
Year
ISBN
Description
It is surprising how many of these plants can be grown in Britain. A very readable book on the useful plants of Iraq.
Title
Ref: 115 - The Useful Plants of Great Britain.
Publication
Author
Johnson. C. P.
Publisher
Year
ISBN
Description
Written about a hundred years ago, but still a very good guide to the useful plants of Britain.
A very readable and comprehensive guide. Well illustrated.
Title
Ref: 118 - Ethnobotany of Western Washington.
Publication
Author
Gunther. E.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Year
1981
ISBN
0-295-95258-X
Description
A small book, it is a good guide to useful plants in Western N. America.
Title
Ref: 119 - Cultivated Fruits of Britain.
Publication
Author
Roach. F. A.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1985
ISBN
Description
Title
Ref: 120 - The Plantsman. Vol. 2. 1980 - 1981.
Publication
Author
?
Publisher
Royal Horticultural Society
Year
1980
ISBN
-
Description
Excerpts from the periodical giving cultivation details and other notes on some of the useful plants including Billardiera spp, Calochortus spp, Drimys spp.
Title
Ref: 121 - The Plantsman. Vol. 3. 1981 - 1982.
Publication
Author
?
Publisher
Royal Horticultural Society
Year
1981
ISBN
-
Description
Excerpts from the periodical giving cultivation details and other notes on some of the useful plants..
Title
Ref: 122 - The Plantsman. Vol. 1. 1979 - 1980.
Publication
Author
?
Publisher
Royal Horticultural Society
Year
1979
ISBN
-
Description
Excerpts from the periodical giving cultivation details and other notes on some of the useful plants. A good article on the flowering of bamboos.
It contains a few things of interest to the plant project.
Title
Ref: 124 - The Garden. Volume 113.
Publication
Author
RHS.
Publisher
Royal Horticultural Society
Year
1988
ISBN
-
Description
Snippets of information from the magazine of the RHS, including details on Podophyllum, Canna and Protea species.
Title
Ref: 125 - The Plantsman. Vol. 5. 1983 - 1984.
Publication
Author
?
Publisher
Royal Horticultural Society
Year
1983
ISBN
-
Description
Excerpts from the periodical giving cultivation details and other notes on some of the useful plants.
Title
Ref: 126 - The Plantsman. Vol. 6. 1984 - 1985.
Publication
Author
?
Publisher
Royal Horticultural Society
Year
1984
ISBN
-
Description
Excerpts from the periodical giving cultivation details and other notes on some of the useful plants including Actinidia and Wisteria species.
Title
Ref: 127 - The Plantsman. Vol. 7. 1985 - 1986.
Publication
Author
?
Publisher
Royal Horticultural Society
Year
1985
ISBN
-
Description
Excerpts from the periodical giving cultivation details and other notes on some of the useful plants..
Title
Ref: 128 - Plants of New Zealand.
Publication
Author
Laing. and Blackwell.
Publisher
Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd
Year
1907
ISBN
-
Description
An old flora of New Zealand in a readable style. Some details of plant uses.
Title
Ref: 129 - Alpine Garden Society Bulletin. Volume 56.
Publication
Author
?
Publisher
Alpine Garden Society
Year
ISBN
-
Description
Excerpts from the periodical. Some details on Corydalis spp.
Title
Ref: 130 - The Plantsman. Vol. 4. 1982 - 1983.
Publication
Author
?
Publisher
Royal Horticultural Society
Year
1982
ISBN
-
Description
Excerpts from the periodical giving cultivation details and other notes on some of the useful plants, including Distylium racemosum and some perennial members of the family Berberidaceae.
Title
Ref: 131 - Willows.
Publication
Author
Warren-Wren. S. C.
Publisher
David & Charles; Newton Abbot.
Year
1972
ISBN
-
Description
A readable guide to the willows.
Title
Ref: 132 - Fruits of the Earth.
Publication
Author
Bianchini. F., Corbetta. F. and Pistoia. M.
Publisher
Year
ISBN
Description
Lovely pictures, a very readable book.
Title
Ref: 133 - Growing from Seed. Volume 1.
Publication
Author
Rice. G. (Editor)
Publisher
Thompson and Morgan.
Year
1987
ISBN
-
Description
Very readable magazine with lots of information on propagation.
Title
Ref: 134 - Growing from Seed. Volume 2.
Publication
Author
Rice. G. (Editor)
Publisher
Thompson and Morgan.
Year
1988
ISBN
-
Description
Very readable magazine with lots of information on propagation. An interesting article on Ensete ventricosum.
Title
Ref: 135 - The Plantsman. Vol.8. 1986 - 1987.
Publication
Author
?
Publisher
Royal Horticultural Society
Year
1986
ISBN
-
Description
Excerpts from the periodical giving cultivation details and other notes on some of the useful plants including some Cucurbitaceae.
Title
Ref: 136 - Kew Bulletin. 1909
Publication
Author
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Publisher
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Year
1909
ISBN
-
Description
An interesting article on growing wild rice, Zizania aquatica and Z. latifolia.
Title
Ref: 137 - The Plantsman. Vol. 9. 1986 - 1987.
Publication
Author
?
Publisher
Royal Horticultural Society
Year
1986
ISBN
-
Description
Excerpts from the periodical giving cultivation details and other notes on some of the useful plants including Carya spp and Crocus sativus.
Title
Ref: 138 - Growing from Seed. Volume 3.
Publication
Author
Bird. R. (Editor)
Publisher
Thompson and Morgan.
Year
1989
ISBN
-
Description
Very readable magazine with lots of information on propagation.
Title
Ref: 139 - Flora of Chile. (in Spanish)
Publication
Author
?
Publisher
Year
ISBN
Description
Some information about the useful plants of Chile.
Title
Ref: 140 - Siberian Ginseng.
Publication
Author
Kamen. B.
Publisher
Year
ISBN
Description
Detailed information for the lay person on this medicinal plant that is so widely used in the Orient and Russia.
Title
Ref: 141 - Alternative Enterprises for Agriculture in the UK.
Publication
Author
Carruthers. S. P. (Editor)
Publisher
Centre for Agricultural Strategy, Univ. of Reading
Year
1986
ISBN
0704909820
Description
Some suggested alternative commercial crops for Britain. Readable. Produced by a University study group.
Title
Ref: 142 - Plants Consumed by Man.
Publication
Author
Brouk. B.
Publisher
Academic Press
Year
1975
ISBN
0-12-136450-x
Description
Readable but not very comprehensive.
Title
Ref: 143 - Lilies - Their Culture and Management.
Publication
Author
Woodcock. and Coutts.
Publisher
Country Life
Year
1935
ISBN
-
Description
A classic, but dated. Deals with the genus Lilium.
Title
Ref: 144 - Wild Food in Australia.
Publication
Author
Cribb. A. B. and J. W.
Publisher
Fontana
Year
1976
ISBN
0-00-634436-4
Description
A very good pocket guide.
Title
Ref: 145 - Forest Flora of Srinagar.
Publication
Author
Singh. Dr. G. and Kachroo. Prof. Dr. P.
Publisher
Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh
Year
1976
ISBN
-
Description
A good flora of the western Himalayas but poorly illustrated. Some information on plant uses.
Title
Ref: 146 - A Manual of Indian Timbers.
Publication
Author
Gamble. J. S.
Publisher
Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh
Year
1972
ISBN
-
Description
First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader.
Title
Ref: 147 - A Barefoot Doctors Manual.
Publication
Author
?
Publisher
Running Press; Philadelphica.
Year
1977
ISBN
0-914294-92-X
Description
A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods.
Title
Ref: 148 - Herbs of Greece.
Publication
Author
Niebuhr. A. D.
Publisher
Herb Society of America.
Year
1970
ISBN
-
Description
A pleasant little book about Greek herbs.
Title
Ref: 149 - Trees of Central Texas.
Publication
Author
Vines. R. A.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Year
1987
ISBN
0-292-78958-3
Description
A good concise guide, it gives details of habitats and some of the uses of trees growing in Texas.
Title
Ref: 150 - Handbook of the Rubi of Great Britain and Ireland.
Publication
Author
Watson. W. C. R.
Publisher
Year
ISBN
Description
There are hundreds of slightly differing species of the common blackberry growing in Britain. This is a book for the dedicated.
Title
Ref: 151 - Corean Flora.
Publication
Author
Wilson. E. H. and Trollope. M. N.
Publisher
Royal Asiatic Society
Year
1918
ISBN
-
Description
A very small handbook, it does give a little bit of information on Korean plants.
Title
Ref: 152 - Australian Medicinal Plants.
Publication
Author
Lassak. E. V. and McCarthy. T.
Publisher
New Holland Publishers
Year
2001
ISBN
1876334703
Description
A very good and readable guide to the subject.
Title
Ref: 153 - Economic Native Plants of New Zealand.
Publication
Author
Brooker. S. G., Cambie. R. C. and Cooper. R. C.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1991
ISBN
0-19-558229-2
Description
An interesting and readable book on the useful plants of New Zealand.
Title
Ref: 154 - Flora of Victoria.
Publication
Author
Ewart. A. J.
Publisher
University Press; Melbourne
Year
1930
ISBN
Description
A flora of eastern Australia, it is rather short on information that is useful to the plant project.
Title
Ref: 155 - Flowers of the Southwest Mountains.
Publication
Author
Arnberger. L. P.
Publisher
Southwestern Monuments Ass.
Year
1968
ISBN
-
Description
A lovely little pocket guide to wild plants in the southern Rockies of America.
Title
Ref: 156 - Useful Wild Plants in Australia.
Publication
Author
Cribb. A. B. and J. W.
Publisher
William Collins Pty Ltd. Sidney
Year
1981
ISBN
0-00-216441-8
Description
A very readable book.
Title
Ref: 157 - Australian Native Plants.
Publication
Author
Wrigley. J. W. and Fagg. M.
Publisher
Collins. (Australia)
Year
1988
ISBN
0-7322-0021-0
Description
A lovely book, written in order to encourage Australian gardeners to grow their native plants. A little bit of information for the plant project.
Title
Ref: 158 - Forest Flora of Chakrata, Dehra Dun and Saharanpur.
Publication
Author
Gupta. B. L.
Publisher
Forest Research Institute Press
Year
1945
ISBN
-
Description
A good flora for the middle Himalayan forests, sparsly illustrated. Not really for the casual reader.
Title
Ref: 159 - Wild Food Plants of Indiana.
Publication
Author
McPherson. A. and S.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Year
1977
ISBN
0-253-28925-4
Description
A nice pocket guide to this region of America.
Title
Ref: 160 - Wonder Crops. 1987.
Publication
Author
Natural Food Institute,
Publisher
Year
ISBN
Description
Fascinating reading, this is an annual publication. Some reports do seem somewhat exaggerated though.
Title
Ref: 161 - Food Plants of the N. American Indians. Publication no. 237.
Publication
Author
Yanovsky. E.
Publisher
U.S. Depf of Agriculture.
Year
ISBN
-
Description
A comprehensive but very terse guide. Not for the casual reader.
Title
Ref: 162 - Ornamental Grasses.
Publication
Author
Grounds. R.
Publisher
Christopher Helm
Year
1989
ISBN
0-7470-1219-9
Description
Cultivation details of many of the grasses and bamboos. Well illustrated.
Title
Ref: 163 - Lilies and Related Plants.
Publication
Author
RHS Lily Group.
Publisher
Year
ISBN
Description
Lots of interesting snippets about plants in the family Liliaceae (in the old, broad sense)
Title
Ref: 164 - Growing from Seed. Volume 4.
Publication
Author
Bird. R. (Editor)
Publisher
Thompson and Morgan.
Year
1990
ISBN
-
Description
Very readable magazine with lots of information on propagation. A good article on Yuccas, one on Sagebrush (Artemesia spp) and another on Chaerophyllum bulbosum.
Title
Ref: 165 - The Dictionary of Modern Herbalism.
Publication
Author
Mills. S. Y.
Publisher
Year
ISBN
Description
An excellent small herbal.
Title
Ref: 166 - The Milder Garden.
Publication
Author
Taylor. J.
Publisher
Dent
Year
1990
ISBN
Description
A good book on plants that you didn't know could be grown outdoors in Britain.
Title
Ref: 167 - A Field Guide to Australian Trees.
Publication
Author
Holliday. I. and Hill. R.
Publisher
Frederick Muller Ltd.
Year
1974
ISBN
0-85179-627-3
Description
A well illustrated and very readable book, but it does not contain much information for the plant project.
Title
Ref: 168 - Nature's Colors - Dyes from Plants.
Publication
Author
Grae. I.
Publisher
MacMillan Publishing Co. New York.
Year
1974
ISBN
0-02-544950-8
Description
A very good and readable book on dyeing.
Title
Ref: 169 - A Weavers Garden
Publication
Author
Buchanan. R.
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Contemporary
Year
1987
ISBN
0934026289
Description
Covers all aspects of growing your own clothes, from fibre plants to dyes.
Title
Ref: 170 - Ground Cherries, Husk Tomatoes and Tomatilloes.
Publication
Author
Dremann. C. G.
Publisher
Redwood City Seed Co
Year
1985
ISBN
0-933421-03-6
Description
Only a small booklet but it covers the various species in some depth.
Title
Ref: 171 - Economic Botany.
Publication
Author
Hill. A. F.
Publisher
The Maple Press
Year
1952
ISBN
-
Description
Not very comprehensive, but it is quite readable and goes into some detail about the plants it does cover.
Title
Ref: 172 - Discovering Wild Plants - Alaska, W. Canada and the Northwest.
Publication
Author
Schofield. J. J.
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books; Alaska
Year
2003
ISBN
0882403699
Description
A nice guide to some useful plants in that area.
Title
Ref: 173 - Native Edible Plants of New Zealand.
Publication
Author
Crowe. A.
Publisher
Hodder and Stoughton
Year
1990
ISBN
0-340-508302
Description
A very well written and illustrated book based on the authors own experiments with living on a native diet.
Title
Ref: 174 - Atlas of Medicinal Plants.
Publication
Author
Kariyone. T.
Publisher
Nihon Rinshosha; Osaka
Year
1973
ISBN
Description
A good Japanese herbal.
Title
Ref: 175 - Focus on Plants. Volume 5. (formerly 'Growing from seed')
Publication
Author
Bird. R. (Editor)
Publisher
Thompson and Morgan.
Year
1991
ISBN
-
Description
Very readable magazine with lots of information on propagation. A good article on Corydalis spp.
Title
Ref: 176 - Handbook of Chinese Herbs and Formulas.
Publication
Author
Yeung. Him-Che.
Publisher
Institute of Chinese Medicine, Los Angeles
Year
1985
ISBN
-
Description
An excellent Chinese herbal giving information on over 500 species. Rather technical and probably best suited to the more accomplished user of herbs.
Title
Ref: 177 - Plants for Human Consumption.
Publication
Author
Kunkel. G.
Publisher
Koeltz Scientific Books
Year
1984
ISBN
3874292169
Description
An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of Latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
Title
Ref: 178 - Chinese Materia Medica.
Publication
Author
Stuart. Rev. G. A.
Publisher
Taipei. Southern Materials Centre
Year
1911
ISBN
-
Description
A translation of an ancient Chinese herbal. Fascinating.
Title
Ref: 179 - Famine Foods listed in the Chiu-Huang Pen-ts'ao.
Publication
Author
Reid. B. E.
Publisher
Southern Materials Centre; Taipei
Year
1977
ISBN
-
Description
A translation of an ancient Chinese book on edible wild foods. Fascinating.
Title
Ref: 180 - Yunnan Camellias of China.
Publication
Author
Kunming Inst. of Botany.
Publisher
Year
ISBN
Description
Lots of information and good photos.
Title
Ref: 181 - Meet Flora Mexicana.
Publication
Author
Pesman. M. W.
Publisher
Dale S. King. Arizona.
Year
1962
ISBN
-
Description
Very readable flora but rather lacking botanically. A few notes on useful plants.
Title
Ref: 182 - Ornamental Shrubs, Climbers and Bamboos.
Publication
Author
Thomas. G. S.
Publisher
Murray
Year
1992
ISBN
0-7195-5043-2
Description
Contains a wide range of plants with a brief description, mainly of their ornamental value but also usually of cultivation details and varieties.
Title
Ref: 183 - Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants.
Publication
Author
Facciola. S.
Publisher
Kampong Publications
Year
1990
ISBN
0-9628087-0-9
Description
Excellent. Contains a very wide range of conventional and unconventional food plants (including tropical) and where they can be obtained (mainly N. American nurseries but also research institutes and a lot of other nurseries from around the world.
Title
Ref: 184 - Shrubs.
Publication
Author
Phillips. R. & Rix. M.
Publisher
Pan Books
Year
1989
ISBN
0-330-30258-2
Description
Excellent photographs and a terse description of 1,900 species and cultivars.
Title
Ref: 185 - Conifers in the British Isles.
Publication
Author
Mitchell. A. F.
Publisher
HMSO
Year
1975
ISBN
0-11-710012-9
Description
A bit out of date (first published in 1972), but an excellent guide to how well the various species of conifers grow in Britain giving locations of trees.
Title
Ref: 186 - Planting Native Trees and Shrubs.
Publication
Author
Beckett. G. and K.
Publisher
Jarrold
Year
1979
ISBN
-
Description
An excellent guide to native British trees and shrubs with lots of details about the plants.
Title
Ref: 187 - Perennials. Volumes 1 and 2.
Publication
Author
Phillips. R. & Rix. M.
Publisher
Pan Books
Year
1991
ISBN
0-330-30936-9
Description
Photographs of over 3,000 species and cultivars of ornamental plants together with brief cultivation notes, details of habitat etc.
Title
Ref: 188 - The RHS Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers
Publication
Author
Brickell. C.
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd.
Year
1990
ISBN
0-86318-386-7
Description
Excellent range of photographs, some cultivation details but very little information on plant uses.
Title
Ref: 189 - Plant Fibres for Papermaking.
Publication
Author
Bell. L. A.
Publisher
Liliaceae Press
Year
1988
ISBN
0962507628
Description
A good practical section on how to make paper on a small scale plus details of about 75 species (quite a few of them tropical) that can be used.
Title
Ref: 190 - The Dry Garden.
Publication
Author
Chatto. B.
Publisher
Dent
Year
1982
ISBN
0460045512
Description
A good list of drought resistant plants with details on how to grow them.
Title
Ref: 191 - Letter from Crarae Garden, March 1993.
Publication
Author
Publisher
-
Year
1993
ISBN
-
Description
A list Nothofagus species growing at Crarae Garden in Scotland.
Title
Ref: 192 - Narcotic Plants
Publication
Author
Emboden. W.
Publisher
Studio Vista
Year
1979
ISBN
0-289-70864-8
Description
A lot of details about the history, chemistry and use of narcotic plants, including hallucinogens, stimulants, inebriants and hypnotics.
Title
Ref: 193 - Wild Food Plants of Australia.
Publication
Author
Low. T.
Publisher
Angus and Robertson.
Year
1989
ISBN
0-207-14383-8
Description
Well presented, clear information and good photographs. An interesting read for the casual reader as well as the enthusiast
Title
Ref: 194 - Wild Fruits of the Sub-Himalayan Region.
Publication
Author
Parmar. C. and Kaushal. M.K.
Publisher
Kalyani Publishers. New Delhi.
Year
1982
ISBN
-
Description
Contains lots of information on about 25 species of fruit-bearing plants of the Himalayas, not all of them suitable for cool temperate zones.
Title
Ref: 195 - The Book of Bamboo
Publication
Author
Farrelly. D.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson; London
Year
1996
ISBN
0-500-27911-X
Description
Very readable, giving lots of information on the uses of bamboos, both temperate and tropical.
Title
Ref: 196 - Lost Crops of the Incas
Publication
Author
Popenoe. H. et al
Publisher
National Academy Press
Year
1990
ISBN
0-309-04264-X
Description
An excellent book. Very readable, with lots of information and good pictures of some lesser known food plants of S. America.
Title
Ref: 197 - Ground Cover Plants.
Publication
Author
Royal Horticultural Society.
Publisher
Cassells.
Year
1989
ISBN
0-304-31089-1
Description
A handy little booklet from the R.H.S.
Title
Ref: 198 - Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Vol. 33.
A botanical magazine, it contains a monograph of the genus Actinidia. Available to download from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 199 - Willows - The Genus Salix.
Publication
Author
Newsholme. C.
Publisher
Batsford
Year
1992
ISBN
0713468815
Description
A very readable book on the genus.
Title
Ref: 200 - The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Publication
Author
Huxley. A.
Publisher
MacMillan Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0-333-47494-5
Description
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
Title
Ref: 201 - A - Z of Companion Planting.
Publication
Author
Allardice.P.
Publisher
Cassell Publishers Ltd.
Year
1993
ISBN
0-304-34324-2
Description
A well produced and very readable book.
Title
Ref: 202 - Climbers and Wall Shrubs.
Publication
Author
Davis. B.
Publisher
Viking.
Year
1990
ISBN
0-670-82929-3
Description
Contains information on 2,000 species and cultivars, giving details of cultivation requirements. The text is terse but informative.
Title
Ref: 203 - Alliums. The Ornamental Onions.
Publication
Author
Davies. D.
Publisher
Batsford
Year
1992
ISBN
0-7134-7030-5
Description
Covers about 200 species of Alliums. A very short section on their uses, good details of their cultivation needs.
Title
Ref: 204 - Flora of Canada
Publication
Author
Livingstone. B.
Publisher
National Museums of Canada
Year
1978
ISBN
0-660-00025-3
Description
In 4 volumes, it does not deal with plant uses but gives descriptions and habitats.
Title
Ref: 205 - Hemerocallis. Day Lilies.
Publication
Author
Erhardt. W.
Publisher
Batsford.
Year
1992
ISBN
0-7134-7065-8
Description
A comprehensive book on the species with a short section on their uses.
Title
Ref: 206 - Oriental Vegetables
Publication
Author
Larkcom J.
Publisher
John Murray
Year
1991
ISBN
0-7195-4781-4
Description
Well written and very informative.
Title
Ref: 207 - The History and Folklore of North American Wild Flowers.
Publication
Author
Coffey. T.
Publisher
Facts on File.
Year
1993
ISBN
0-8160-2624-6
Description
A nice read, lots of information on plant uses.
Title
Ref: 208 - Plants for Ground Cover
Publication
Author
Thomas. G. S.
Publisher
J. M. Dent & Sons
Year
1990
ISBN
0-460-12609-1
Description
An excellent detailled book on the subject, very comprehensive.
Title
Ref: 209 - Handbook of the Bach Flower Remedies
Publication
Author
Chancellor. P. M.
Publisher
C. W. Daniel Co. Ltd.
Year
1985
ISBN
85207 002 0
Description
Details the 38 remedies plus how and where to prescribe them.
Title
Ref: 210 - Aromatherapy - A guide for home use.
Publication
Author
Westwood. C.
Publisher
Amberwood Publishing Ltd
Year
1993
ISBN
0-9517723-0-9
Description
An excellent little pocket guide. Very concise.
Title
Ref: 211 - Wild Flowers of Kashmir
Publication
Author
Coventry. B. O.
Publisher
Raithby, Lawrence and Co.
Year
1923
ISBN
-
Description
A nice little pocket guide to 50 wildflowers of Kashmir. This is part one of three, we have not seen the other two volumes
Title
Ref: 212 - A Field Guide to Rocky Mountain Wildflowers
Publication
Author
Craighead. J., Craighead. F. and Davis. R.
Publisher
The Riverside Press
Year
1963
ISBN
63-7093
Description
Excellent little pocket guide to the area, covering 590 species and often giving details of their uses.
Title
Ref: 213 - Earth Medicine, Earth Food.
Publication
Author
Weiner. M. A.
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Year
1980
ISBN
0-449-90589-6
Description
A nice book to read though it is difficult to look up individual plants since the book is divided into separate sections dealing with the different medicinal uses plus a section on edible plants. Common names are used instead of botanical.
Title
Ref: 214 - The New Plantsman. Volume 1, 1994.
Publication
Author
Matthews. V.
Publisher
Royal Horticultural Society
Year
1994
ISBN
1352-4186
Description
A quarterly magazine, it has articles on Himalayacalamus hookerianus, hardy Euphorbias and an excellent article on Hippophae spp.
Title
Ref: 215 - The Natural History Programme 16th September 1994.
Publication
Author
BBC
Publisher
BBC
Year
1994
ISBN
-
Description
A report on the Natural History radio 4 programme about the value of Japanese knot weed to British wildlife.
Title
Ref: 216 - Ethnobotany of the Hopi
Publication
Author
Whiting. A. F.
Publisher
North Arizona Society of Science and Art
Year
1939
ISBN
-
Description
A very good guide the the plant uses of the N. American Hopi Indians.
Title
Ref: 217 - Les Salades Sauvages
Publication
Author
Les Ecologistes de l'Euzière
Publisher
Not given.
Year
1994
ISBN
2-906128-04-X
Description
A lovely little book about some wild salads in France. Written in French.
Title
Ref: 218 - Medicinal Plants of China
Publication
Author
Duke. J. A. and Ayensu. E. S.
Publisher
Reference Publications, Inc.
Year
1985
ISBN
0-917256-20-4
Description
Details of over 1,200 medicinal plants of China and brief details of their uses. Often includes an analysis, or at least a list of constituents. Heavy going if you are not into the subject.
Title
Ref: 219 - Gardening on Walls
Publication
Author
Grey-Wilson. C. & Matthews. V.
Publisher
Collins
Year
1983
ISBN
0-00-219220-0
Description
A nice little book about plants for growing against walls and a small section on plants that can grow in walls.
Title
Ref: 220 - Bamboos of Nepal
Publication
Author
Stapleton. C.
Publisher
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Year
1994
ISBN
0947643680
Description
An excelllent little booklet that looks in some detail at the native bamboos of Nepal, including looking at their uses.
Title
Ref: 221 - Campanulas - their cultivation and classification.
Publication
Author
Crook. H. Clifford.
Publisher
Country Life
Year
1951
ISBN
-
Description
The most comprehensive treatment of the genus yet written (2002).
Title
Ref: 222 - A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. Eastern and Central N. America.
Publication
Author
Foster. S. & Duke. J. A.
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co.
Year
1990
ISBN
0-395-46722-5
Description
A concise book dealing with almost 500 species. A line drawing of each plant is included plus colour photographs of about 100 species. Very good as a field guide, it only gives brief details about the plants medicinal properties.
Title
Ref: 223 - Vegetable Tannins
Publication
Author
Rottsieper. E.H.W.
Publisher
The Forestal Land, Timber and Railways Co. Ltd.
Year
1946
ISBN
-
Description
A fairly detailed treatise on the major sources of vegetable tannins.
Title
Ref: 224 - Agnus Castus
Publication
Author
Bartram. T.
Publisher
-
Year
ISBN
-
Description
A leaflet that summarizes the medicinal virtues of Vitex agnus-castus.
Title
Ref: 225 - The New Plantsman. Volume 2, 1995.
Publication
Author
Knees. S.
Publisher
Royal Horticultural Society
Year
1995
ISBN
1352-4186
Description
A quarterly magazine, it has articles on Coprosma species,
Title
Ref: 226 - Identification Guide to the Trees of Canada
Publication
Author
Lauriault. J.
Publisher
Fitzhenry and Whiteside, Ontario.
Year
1989
ISBN
0889025649
Description
Very good on identification for non-experts, the book also has a lot of information on plant uses.
Title
Ref: 227 - Trees of North Texas
Publication
Author
Vines. R.A.
Publisher
University of Texas Press.
Year
1982
ISBN
0292780206
Description
A readable guide to the area, it contains descriptions of the plants and their habitats with quite a bit of information on plant uses.
Title
Ref: 228 - Flora of the Great Plains.
Publication
Author
McGregor. R. L. & Barkley. T. M.
Publisher
University Press of Kansas.
Year
1986
ISBN
0-7006-0295-x
Description
A useful source of habitats.
Title
Ref: 229 - The Complete Trees of N. America. Field Guide and Natural History.
Publication
Author
Elias. T.
Publisher
Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.
Year
1980
ISBN
0442238622
Description
A very good concise guide. Gives habitats, good descriptions, maps showing distribution and a few of the uses. It also includes the many shrubs that occasionally reach tree proportions.
Title
Ref: 230 - Hardy Orchids. Orchids for the Garden and Frost-free Greenhouse.
Publication
Author
Cribb. P. & Bailes. C.
Publisher
Christopher Helm. London.
Year
1989
ISBN
0 7470 0416 1
Description
An excellent book looking at the orchids that can be grown outdoors in temperate climates and giving lots of information on how to grow them. Very lttle information on their uses.
Title
Ref: 231 - Palms for Cooler Climates.
Publication
Author
McMillan-Browse. P.
Publisher
Trebah Enterprises.
Year
1993
ISBN
0 9521952 0 8
Description
An excellent little booklet on the subject, though it does not mention many plant uses.
Title
Ref: 232 - The Complete Homeopathy Handbook.
Publication
Author
Castro. M.
Publisher
Macmillan. London.
Year
1990
ISBN
0-333-55581-3
Description
A concise beginner's guide to the subject. Very readable.
Title
Ref: 233 - Perennial Garden Plants
Publication
Author
Thomas. G. S.
Publisher
J. M. Dent & Sons, London.
Year
1990
ISBN
0 460 86048 8
Description
A concise guide to a wide range of perennials. Lots of cultivation guides, very little on plant uses.
Title
Ref: 234 - Radio 4 Farming Programme, 25/08/95.
Publication
Author
-
Publisher
-
Year
1995
ISBN
-
Description
An article on the potential of Coriandrum sativum as an oil crop.
Title
Ref: 235 - An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada
Publication
Author
Britton. N. L. Brown. A.
Publisher
Dover Publications. New York.
Year
1970
ISBN
0-486-22642-5
Description
Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book.
Title
Ref: 236 - Manual of the Grasses of the United States
Publication
Author
Hitchcock. A. S.
Publisher
Dover Publications. New York.
Year
1971
ISBN
0-486-22717-0
Description
A nice and comprehensive flora, though a bit dated. Good line drawings of each plant, plus a brief idea of the habitat and a few notes on plant uses. Not for the casual reader.
Title
Ref: 237 - Ginkgo. Elixir of Youth.
Publication
Author
Hobbs. C.
Publisher
Botanica Press, California.
Year
1994
ISBN
0-9618470-3-4
Description
Looks in detail at the medicinal virtues and also mentions some of the plants other uses. The information on traditional Chinese use and modern herbal use of the plant is backed up by an extensive bibliography.
Title
Ref: 238 - Encyclopaedia of Herbs and their Uses.
Publication
Author
Bown. D.
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley, London.
Year
1995
ISBN
0-7513-020-31
Description
A very well presented and informative book on herbs from around the globe. Plenty in it for both the casual reader and the serious student. Just one main quibble is the silly way of having two separate entries for each plant.
Title
Ref: 239 - Gentians.
Publication
Author
Kohlein. F.
Publisher
Christopher Helm. London.
Year
1991
ISBN
0-88192-192-0
Description
A nice readable book, giving details of habitats and cultural needs of all the members of this genus, with brief notes on other members of the family.
Title
Ref: 240 - Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement).
Publication
Author
Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C.
Publisher
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi.
Year
1986
ISBN
-
Description
Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader.
Title
Ref: 241 - Tibetan Medicinal Plants
Publication
Author
Tsarong. Tsewang. J.
Publisher
Tibetan Medical Publications, India
Year
1994
ISBN
81-900489-0-2
Description
A nice little pocket guide to the subject with photographs of 95 species and brief comments on their uses.
Title
Ref: 242 - Correspondence from Allium NCCPG collection
Publication
Author
Davies. P.
Publisher
Year
1997
ISBN
Description
Letter dated 21/01/97, giving additional information on Alium species.
Title
Ref: 243 - Medicinal Plants of Nepal
Publication
Author
Publisher
Dept. of Medicinal Plants. Nepal.
Year
1993
ISBN
-
Description
Terse details of the medicinal properties of Nepalese plants, including cultivated species and a few imported herbs.
Title
Ref: 244 - Herbs
Publication
Author
Phillips. R. & Foy. N.
Publisher
Pan Books Ltd. London.
Year
1990
ISBN
0-330-30725-8
Description
Deals with all types of herbs including medicinal, culinary, scented and dye plants. Excellent photographs with quite good information on each plant.
Title
Ref: 245 - Scented Flora of the World.
Publication
Author
Genders. R.
Publisher
Robert Hale. London.
Year
1994
ISBN
0-7090-5440-8
Description
An excellent, comprehensive book on scented plants giving a few other plant uses and brief cultivation details. There are no illustrations.
Title
Ref: 246 - AM
Publication
Author
Radio 4
Publisher
-
Year
1997
ISBN
-
Description
A news item on the Radio 4 morning news programme 'AM', 15/10/97.
Title
Ref: 247 - The New Plantsman. Volume 4.
Publication
Author
Knees. S.
Publisher
Royal Horticultural Society, London
Year
1997
ISBN
1352-4186
Description
A few articles of interest, especially Berberdopsis corallina and Tropaeolum species.
Title
Ref: 248 - New Scientist
Publication
Author
Anderson. A.
Publisher
IPC Magazines Ltd, London
Year
1997
ISBN
0262-4079
Description
A short item on a couple of soil reclamation plants, Atropa belladonna and Solanum nigrum
Title
Ref: 249 - Wisterias: a comprehensive guide.
Publication
Author
Valder. P.
Publisher
Florilegium. Australia.
Year
1995
ISBN
0-646-22049-7
Description
Excellent information and photographs of this genus with a little bit about their uses.
Title
Ref: 250 - The Gardener's Guide to Growing Peonies.
Publication
Author
Page. M.
Publisher
David & Charles. Newton Abbot.
Year
1997
ISBN
0 7153 0531 X
Description
A nice little book on the genus, giving information on their cultivation and a little info on plant uses.
Title
Ref: 251 - The Gardener's Guide to Growing Hostas
Publication
Author
Grenfell. Diana
Publisher
David & Charles; Newton Abbot.
Year
1996
ISBN
0-7153-0431-3
Description
Excellent cover of the genus, though it concentrates mainly on the cultivars and does not go much into plant uses.
Title
Ref: 252 - Scientific American August 1998
Publication
Author
-
Publisher
Scientific American Inc. New York
Year
1998
ISBN
0036-8733
Description
An interesting article on the use of halophytes as commercial food crops in desert areas near the sea. Unfortunately lacking in detail of species used and also judges the plant's value as livestock feed rather than direct human food.
Title
Ref: 253 - The Garden Volume 123
Publication
Author
Hodgson I. (Editor)
Publisher
Royal Horticultural Society
Year
1998
ISBN
0308-5457
Description
Articles on Fuchsia species, cultivars of Blackberries.
Title
Ref: 254 - The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants
Publication
Author
Chevallier. A.
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley. London
Year
1996
ISBN
9-780751-303148
Description
An excellent guide to over 500 of the more well known medicinal herbs from around the world.
Title
Ref: 255 - Solgar New Product Information - Rhodiola Vegicaps.
Publication
Author
Solgar Vitamins
Publisher
Solgar Vitamins, Tring, Herts.
Year
1998
ISBN
-
Description
Information sheet from Solgar Vitamins, looking at the herbal use of Rhodiola rosea.
Title
Ref: 256 - Food Plants of Coastal First Peoples
Publication
Author
Turner. N. J.
Publisher
UBC Press. Vancouver.
Year
1995
ISBN
0-7748-0533-1
Description
Excellent little handbook about the native food plants of Western Canada. Good descriptions of the plants and their uses with colour photos of most plants.
Title
Ref: 257 - Native American Ethnobotany
Publication
Author
Moerman. D.
Publisher
Timber Press. Oregon.
Year
1998
ISBN
0-88192-453-9
Description
Very comprehensive but terse guide to the native uses of plants. Excellent bibliography, fully referenced to each plant, giving a pathway to further information. Not for the casual reader.
Title
Ref: 258 - The Garden. Volume 124. 1999.
Publication
Author
RHS. Wisley, Surrey.
Publisher
RHS. Wisley, Surrey.
Year
1999
ISBN
0308 5457
Description
The monthly newsletter of the RHS, contains articles on Erythroniums.
Title
Ref: 259 - Eco-Friendly House Plants.
Publication
Author
Wolverton. B. C.
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicolson. London.
Year
1996
ISBN
0-297-83484-3
Description
Excellent guide to pollution in the home and those plants that can help to remove the problem. Most of the plants are not hardy outdoors in the temperate zone, though a number of species can be grown outside.
Excellent photos of over 1,100 species and cultivars with habits and cultivation details plus a few plant uses. Many species are too tender for outdoors in Britain though there are many that can be grown outside.
Title
Ref: 261 - Legumes of Northern Eurasia
Publication
Author
Yakovlev. G. Sytin. A. & Roskov. Yu.
Publisher
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Year
1996
ISBN
0-947643-97-4
Description
For the academic only, a list of species growing in N. Eurasia with terse details on habitat, range, uses etc.
Title
Ref: 262 - Passion Flowers
Publication
Author
Vanderplank. J.
Publisher
Cassell. London.
Year
1991
ISBN
0-304-34076-6
Description
An excellent book on passion flowers, giving information on hardy species and how to grow the less hardy in greenhouses etc. A bit lacking at times on specific information on hardyness. Excellent photographs.
Title
Ref: 263 - Maca.htm
Publication
Author
Raintree Nutrition Inc.
Publisher
Year
1999
ISBN
Description
Web site giving lots of info on Lepidium meyenii.
Title
Ref: 264 - Vegetables
Publication
Author
Phillips. R. & Rix. M.
Publisher
Macmillan Reference Books, London.
Year
1995
ISBN
0 333 62640 0
Description
Excellent and easily read book with good information and an excellent collection of photos of vegetables from around the world, including many unusual species.
Title
Ref: 265 - Flora of the Sydney Region
Publication
Author
Carolin. R. & Tindale. M.
Publisher
Reed. Australia.
Year
1993
ISBN
0730104001
Description
Concise flora with little beyond an extensive key, species descriptions, very brief habitat description.
An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
Title
Ref: 267 - Bamboos of Bhutan
Publication
Author
Stapleton. C.
Publisher
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Year
1994
ISBN
0-947643-67-2
Description
Excellent little booklet about the bamboos growing wild and cultivated for food, raw materials etc in Bhutan. Very good guide to identification.
Title
Ref: 268 - The Encyclopedia of Herbs and Herbalism
Publication
Author
Stuart. M. (Editor)
Publisher
Orbis Publishing. London.
Year
1979
ISBN
0-85613-067-2
Description
Excellent herbal with good concise information on over 400 herbs.
Title
Ref: 269 - Handbook of Energy Crops
Publication
Author
Duke. J.
Publisher
-
Year
1983
ISBN
-
Description
Published only on the Internet, excellent information on a wide range of both temperate and tropical plants.
An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses.
Title
Ref: 271 - Campanulas - A Gardener's Guide.
Publication
Author
Lewis. P. & Lynch. M.
Publisher
B. T. Batsford. London.
Year
1998
ISBN
0-7134-8266-4
Description
Very readable account of almost 150 members of the genus, together with their hybrids and cultivars, that are more commonly grown in gardens. Excellent photographs of many of the species.
Title
Ref: 272 - Plants and People of Nepal
Publication
Author
Manandhar. N. P.
Publisher
Timber Press. Oregon.
Year
2002
ISBN
0-88192-527-6
Description
Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses.
Title
Ref: 273 - Clematis - The Genus
Publication
Author
Grey-Wilson. C.
Publisher
B. T. Batsford. London.
Year
2000
ISBN
0-7134-7659-1
Description
An excellent and well illustrated concise guide to almost 300 specis of Clematis.
Title
Ref: 274 - Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas
Publication
Author
Diggs, Jnr. G.M.; Lipscomb. B. L. & O'Kennon. R. J
A very interesting article on the internet about the Aboriginal uses of the Genus Acacia in Australia.
Title
Ref: 279 - Medicinal Plants in the Republic of Korea
Publication
Author
Publisher
World Health Organisation, Manila
Year
1998
ISBN
92 9061 120 0
Description
An excellent book with terse details about the medicinal uses of the plants with references to scientific trials. All plants are described, illustrated and brief details of habitats given.
Title
Ref: 280 - The Genus Epimedium and other Herbaceous Berberidaceae
Publication
Author
Stearn. W. T.
Publisher
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Year
2002
ISBN
1 84246 039 0
Description
An excellent book covering all the herbaceous members of the Berberidaceae. Gives cultivation details as well as detailed botanical descriptions. Very well illustrated with photographs, paintings and line drawings.
Title
Ref: 281 - Correspondence from Ivan Viehoff
Publication
Author
Viehoff. I.
Publisher
-
Year
2003
ISBN
-
Description
Information regarding Azorella diapensioides.
Title
Ref: 282 - The Color Encyclopedia of Cape Bulbs
Publication
Author
Manning. J. Goldblatt. P. & Snijman. D.
Publisher
Timber Press, Oregon.
Year
2002
ISBN
0-88192-547-0
Description
Excellent treatment of these plants, with good descriptions, habitat etc. Lots of high quality colour photographs.
Title
Ref: 283 - Medicinal Plants in Vietnam
Publication
Author
Nguyen Van Dan & Doan Thi Nhu
Publisher
World Health Organisation
Year
1989
ISBN
92 9061 101 4
Description
An excellent book, giving information on over 200 plants, their medicinal compounds and applications.
An excellent concise but comprehensive guide to toxic plants that grow in N. Carolina. It lists even those plants that are of very low toxicity, including several well-known food plants such as carrots and potatoes.
An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
Title
Ref: 300 - Vegetables in the Tropics
Publication
Author
Tindall. H. D.
Publisher
MacMillan, Oxford.
Year
1983
ISBN
0-333-24268-8
Description
An excellent, in-depth look at the main vegetable crops that can be grown in the Tropics, plus many less well-known plants.
Title
Ref: 301 - Cornucopia II
Publication
Author
Facciola. S.
Publisher
Kampong Publications, California.
Year
1998
ISBN
0-9628087-2-5
Description
The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc.
Title
Ref: 302 - Tropical Ornamentals; A Guide
Publication
Author
Whistler. W. Arthur.
Publisher
Timber Press Inc. Oregon.
Year
2000
ISBN
0-88192-448-2
Description
An excellent little guide to some of the more commonly cultivated ornamental plants of the Tropics, often giving some information on the plants other uses.
An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc.
Title
Ref: 304 - Handbook of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants
Publication
Author
Kapoor. L. D.
Publisher
CRC Press, Florida.
Year
2001
ISBN
0-8493-2929-9
Description
A very detailed book on some of the key Ayurvedic herbs, giving both technical and non-technical information on each plant. The whole is very well referenced.
A detailed report on 35 fruit species that could have potential for increased production in Thailand. The report can be downloadd as a PDF from the internet.
Title
Ref: 307 - Tropical and Subtropical Trees - A Worldwide Encyclopaedic Guide.
Publication
Author
Barwick. M.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson, London
Year
2004
ISBN
0-500-51181-0
Description
A superb book, very concise and well written, giving a wealth of information on 400 or more species including descriptions, habitat, cultivation details and plant uses. A wealth of colour photographs bring each plant vividly to life.
An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
Title
Ref: 309 - Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
Title
Ref: 311 - Medicinal Plants in the South Pacific
Publication
Author
Publisher
WHO Regional Publications, Manilla.
Year
1998
ISBN
92-9061-118-9
Description
Excellent guide to 102 medicinal herbs of the Pacific Islands, with photographs of each plant and details of their constituents, biological activities and traditional uses. A description of each plant, together with habitat and distribution is given.
Title
Ref: 312 - Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands
Publication
Author
Elevitch. Craig. R. (Editor)
Publisher
Permanent Agriculture Resources, Hawaii
Year
2006
ISBN
0970254458
Description
Beautifully produced book with superb photos and detailed information on over 50 species of useful plants of the Pacific Islands.
Title
Ref: 313 - International Legume Database & Information Service
A very good flora of an area in Panama. Written some years ago, so some of the names have been changed. The book is out of print, but the whole flora is now available on the web.
Title
Ref: 316 - Tropical Timbers of the World. Ag. Handbook No. 607.
Publication
Author
Chudnoff. Martin.
Publisher
USDA Forest Service. Wisconsin.
Year
1984
ISBN
Description
Terse details on the properties of the wood of almost 400 species of trees from the Tropics.
Title
Ref: 317 - Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants
Detailed information on the medicinal uses of more than two hundred rainforest plants, mainly from S. America, with basic descriptions of the plants, their other uses etc.
Title
Ref: 319 - University of California Riverside. Citrus Variety Collection
Detailed information on 20 of the most valuable nut crops, plus more basic information on a wide range of other nut-producing plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
A series of leaflets, jointly produced by the University of Copenhagen and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, focussing on seed information for a number species, but also giving a lot of other information about each plant.
Over 2,000 species as of 2009 (and growing). Each record usually has at least one photo with a botanical description of the plant, range, habitat etc. A very useful site.
An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines).
Not realy a flora, but a lovely site with lots of helpful information for the gardener and an abundance of excellent photos covering over 2,000 species of Chilean plants.
A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
Title
Ref: 332 - The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
Publication
Author
Burkil. H. M.
Publisher
Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
Year
1985 - 2004
ISBN
Description
Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
Factsheets on all the tree and shrub species of Panama, giving identification guide, brief guide to the species and some uses. A vast, but rather incomplete work as of 15/07/09.
In the process of being assembled (15/07/09), it is currently a series of check sheets giving species name, brief description, habitat and high quality photos of the plants.
Title
Ref: 335 - Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics : an Inventory
Publication
Author
Martin, F. W.; Campbell, C. W.; Rubertbe, R. M.
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
Year
1987
ISBN
Description
A booklet giving terse details of almost 300 species of edible fruits, plus regional lists of Botanical and Common names for over 2,500 less well-known edible fruits of the tropics.
Basic iInformation on 14 plants of the Atlantic Rainforest in Brazil.
Title
Ref: 341 - South American Timbers: the Properties, Uses and Characteristics of 190 Species.
Publication
Author
Bolza. E. & Christensen. F.J.
Publisher
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
Year
1979
ISBN
0 643 02582 0
Description
A very useful guide.
Title
Ref: 342 - Flora of Jamaica
Publication
Author
Fawcett. W. & Rendle. A. B.
Publisher
British Museum
Year
1910
ISBN
Description
Rather dated, so many name changes. Nevertheless, a very good guide to the plants of the Caribbean. The book is out of copyright and can be legally downloaded from various websites.
An internet page from the Forest Depf of the Government of Andhra Pradesh, inviting tenders for utilizing Cymbopogon coloratus as a source of essential oil, fibre for paper making and biomass.
Title
Ref: 345 - Minor Products of Philippine Forests
Publication
Author
Brown. W. H.
Publisher
Bureau of Forestry, Manilla.
Year
1920
ISBN
Description
A useful guide to some of the plants of the area, though terse on details. The book is out of copyright and can be legally downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 346 - Economic Plants. An index to Economic Products of the Vegetable Kingdom in Jamaica
Publication
Author
Fawcett. W.
Publisher
Government of Jamaica, Kingston.
Year
1891
ISBN
Description
A nice little guide giving a terse description and details of useful plants grown economically in Jamaica. Rather dated, so many of the names have been changed since then. Also available for download from the Internet.
A down-loadable PDF document of a book in pre-publication awaiting illustration. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region
Title
Ref: 349 - Global Tree Campaign - 40 Species in Trade
General information on almost 400 species, with descriptions, habitats and some uses.
Title
Ref: 351 - Fiji Plants: Their Names and Uses
Publication
Author
H. B. Richenda Parham
Publisher
Journal of the Polynesian Society
Year
1939
ISBN
Description
Published as a supplement in the Journal of the Polynesian Society. Very brief listing of the uses of plants growing in Fiji, listed in order of their native name with no index for the Botanical name.
Brief details, usually with a photo, of plants native to the island of Guam, often together with some information on their uses. An online version is available.
Terse details on usage and Agroforestry notes, coupled with some good photos.
Title
Ref: 356 - The Useful and Ornamental Plants of Trinidad and Tobago.
Publication
Author
Williams. R. O. & Williams. R. O. Jnr.
Publisher
Self Published in Trinidad and Tobago.
Year
1951
ISBN
Description
Terse details of a wide range of plants both native and introduced to Trinidad and Tobago. Gives a brief description of the plant and some of its local uses.
Title
Ref: 357 - Medicinal Plants of Kadazandusun, Malaysia.
A report from the Forestry Research Centre at Sabah, listing the plants that are used medicinally by local peoples. Very brief list of Botanical names and uses. Also published on the internet.
An excellent site with factsheets on almost 1,000 species of forest trees growing at Sungai Wain in Indonesia. Each factsheet has good quality pictures plus basic information on the ecology and uses of the plants.
A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred (over 400 at the last count) plants in the Philippines, plus a picture of each plant.
A very good book giving botanical descriptions of the plants with brief notes on subjects such as uses, habitat and range. It is also available to view on the Internet.
An on-line resource, providing top quality pictures and some basic information on various plants being grown at the Botanic Gardens, often including uses and habitat.
Title
Ref: 363 - Technical Information on 134 Species of Bolivian Woods
A lovely little book giving a basic identification guide to more than 650 species of trees growing in Tanzania. It is also available to view on the internet.
An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
Title
Ref: 366 - The Botany of Citrus and Its Wild Relatives
An on-line document giving lots of information about Citrus species and their relatives. A bit dated, but still an incredibly detailed work.
Title
Ref: 367 - Isolongifolenone: A Novel Sesquiterpene Repellent of Ticks and Mosquitoes
Publication
Author
Zhang A.; Klun J.; Wang S.; Carroll J.; Debboun M.
Publisher
Journal Med. Entomol. 46(1): 100Ð106 (2009)
Year
2009
ISBN
Description
A research paper from the Journal of Medical Entomology, detailing the effectiveness of a compound from the species Humiria balsamifera in repelling mosquitoes and ticks. Also freely available as a downloaded PDF file from the internet.
Title
Ref: 368 - Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 30
A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars.
Title
Ref: 373 - The Essential Oil of Dipterocarpus Kerrii
Terse information on over 650 species of plants that grow in grassland, including trees, shrubs and perennial plants as well as grasses. Gives a brief description of the plant, its range and habitat and some of its uses.
Title
Ref: 376 - Neotropical Blueberries - The Plant Family Ericaceae
The on-line catalogue of a company selling seeds. Gives descriptions, photos and uses of a very wide range of fruit and other food-producing plants plus ornamentals.
Title
Ref: 378 - Present and Potential Commercial Timbers of the Caribbean
Publication
USDA Agricultural Handbook No. 207
Author
Longwood.F.R.
Publisher
USDA Forest Service; Washington, DC.
Year
1962
ISBN
Description
Quite detailed information on more than 60 species of Caribbean timber trees, giving species descriptions, habitat, detailed info on the wood and some info on other uses. Available for download on the internet.
Title
Ref: 379 - Silvics of North America. Agricultural Handbook No. 654.
A very comprehensice guide to about 200 species of timber trees of N. America, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Mainly temperate species, plus a number of tropical species. It is downloadable from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 380 - Annals of the Missouri Botanical Gardens Vol. 46
Publication
Author
Publisher
Missouro Botanical Garden
Year
1959
ISBN
Description
An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. Amongst other things, this issue contains a review of the genus Daphnopsis.
A PDF document, published on the internet. Detailed reports on about 30 species of timber trees from Central America.
Title
Ref: 382 - Annals of the Missouri Botanical Gardens Vol. 52
Publication
Author
Publisher
Missouro Botanical Garden
Year
1965
ISBN
Description
An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. Amongst other things, this issue contains parts of the Flora of Panama.
Title
Ref: 383 - A Monograph of the Genus Eperua.
Publication
Smithsonian Contributions to Botany. No. 28
Author
Cowan. R.S.
Publisher
Smithsonian Institution Press; Washington DC
Year
1975
ISBN
Description
Number 28 in the 'Smithsonian Contributions to Botany' series, a very detailed monograph of the genus Eperua. It can be downloaded in PDF format from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 384 - Strategies for the Sustaibable Use and Management of Timber Trees - SE Asia.
An internet site giving information on caudiciform plants (plants with swollen stem bases such as the Baobab tree, cycads and many succulents). Excellent photos, usually of cultivated plants in pots.
The site contains information on the properties of some less well-known tropical timbers. The Forest Stewardship Council works actively to protect tropical forests by encouraging sustainable harvesting of the trees.
Title
Ref: 387 - Economic Products of India. Volume 1.
Publication
Author
Watt. G.
Publisher
Government of India: Calcutta.
Year
1883
ISBN
Description
Although over 100 years old, it still contains a wealth of information on useful plants. Many of the botanical names have been changed since then, so you have to check for up to date names. The book can be downloaded from the Internet.
Information on various herbs used to treat fish and ciguatera food poisoning in the Western Pacific. Available to download as a PDF document from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 391 - African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 6 (22)
A research paper on the efficacy of the bark extract of Annickia chlorantha (named Enantia chlorantha in the paper) as an antimicrobial.
Title
Ref: 392 - Indigenous multipurpose trees of Tanzania.
Publication
Author
Hines. D.A. & Eckman. K.
Publisher
Year
1993
ISBN
0-9697075-0-9
Description
A simple handbook with information on over 50 species of trees found in Tanzania giving details of environmental requirements, cultivation needs, uses etc. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Contains photos and basic information on the plant and its uses. So far just over 70 species appear on the site, though they say that it is a work in progress.
Rather dated, and many of the botanical names have been changed since it was written, but contains a wealth of information about plants of southern Africa. It can be downloaded or viewed online.
Title
Ref: 395 - Pharmaceutical monographs for 60 South African plant species
A series of 60 monographs of S. African medicinal plants. Well written, with information on traditional uses and modern research into the plants.
Title
Ref: 396 - Useful Trees and Shrubs in Eritrea
Publication
Author
Bein. E.; Habte. B.; Jaber. A.; Birnie. A. & Tengnas. B.
Publisher
Regional Soil Conservation Unit: Nairobi
Year
1996
ISBN
9966-896-24-4
Description
A very well written and concise guide to almost 200 species. It gives a brief description of each plant together with its habitat, uses, propagation and cultivation. Line drawings of each plant are also included It can be downloaded from the internet
A series of fact sheets on Australian plants. Good photographs, brief description and information on uses, habitat, range, cultivation etc.
Title
Ref: 398 - Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania
Publication
Author
Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B.
Publisher
Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi.
Year
2002
ISBN
9966-896-60-0
Description
A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants.
A series of fact sheets on some of the more threatened species of plant and animal life on the islands of Hawaii. Over 1,300 soecies, about half of which are plants!
Title
Ref: 401 - Non-wood Forest Products of Central Africa.
Brief notes on a very wide range of plants that have reports of causing harm to the skin.
Title
Ref: 408 - Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 53
Publication
Author
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden
Year
1966
ISBN
Description
Contains an excellent treament of a section of the genus Inga. An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 409 - Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 38
Publication
Author
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden
Year
1951
ISBN
Description
An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. This volume contains part of the Flora of Panama and a revision of the genus Aspidosperma, amongst other things.
Title
Ref: 410 - Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 76
Publication
Author
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden
Year
1989
ISBN
Description
An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. This volume contains a monograph of the genus Zapoteca (Calliandra) amongst other things.
Title
Ref: 411 - Trees and Shrubs of Mexico
Publication
Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol 23
Author
Standley P.C.
Publisher
Smithsonian Institution; Washington
Year
1926
ISBN
Description
Although dated, it contains a wealth of information on the trees and shrubs of Mexico, including many of their uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 412 - Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru
Publication
Author
Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C. & Daza, A.
Publisher
David Hunt; Sherbourne, England.
Year
2004
ISBN
0 9538134 3 6
Description
A very terse guide to the trees of Peru, managing to give basic guides to a large number of genera, with more detail on a few species in each genus.
Mainly focussed on forage plants, the site gives a lot of information on the plant, with a good botanical description, details of cultivation, plant uses and a good selection of photographs.
Title
Ref: 416 - Brazilian Fruits and Cultivated Exotics
Publication
Author
Lorenzi. H.; Bacher. L.; Lacerda. M.; Sartori. S.
Publisher
Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora LTDA; Brazil.
Year
2000
ISBN
85-867174-24-0
Description
A superb book, giving information on several hundred fruit species. Each entry has a brief description of the plant and its uses, accompanied by one to many excellent quality photographs of the fruits.
Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best.
Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best.
Title
Ref: 421 - Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 54
Publication
Author
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden
Year
1967
ISBN
Description
An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. This volume contains parts of the Flora of Panama.
Title
Ref: 422 - Fruits of the Guianan Flora
Publication
Author
van Roosmalen. M.G.M.
Publisher
Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands.
Year
1985
ISBN
90-9000988-4
Description
Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat.
The main focus of the site is succulent plants, but it also contains information on a wide range of other species. Usually at least one good photograph, plus basic information about the plant and its cultivation.
Title
Ref: 424 - The Flowers and UnusuaI lnflorescences of Leopoldinia
Publication
Author
Guanchez. F.J.; Romero. G.A.
Publisher
Principes 39 (3), I995, p p.I52 - I58
Year
1995
ISBN
Description
Information on the genus Leopoldinia.
Title
Ref: 425 - Studies on the Chemical Constituents of the Essential Oil from Limnophila rugosa.
Publication
Author
Yu Xuejian; Cheng Biqiang
Publisher
Acta Botanica Yunnanica 1986 (01)
Year
1986
ISBN
Description
An analysis of the essential oil of Limnophila rugosa. The original document is in Chinese, with a short abstract in English.
Title
Ref: 426 - Flowering Plants of Jamaica
Publication
Author
Adams. C.D.
Publisher
University of the West Indies; Jamaica.
Year
1972
ISBN
Description
A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc.
Title
Ref: 427 - Flora Malesiana
Publication
Author
Publisher
Hortus Botanicus; Leiden.
Year
0
ISBN
Description
A huge work, though it is a bit dated. It has been made available on line.
Title
Ref: 428 - Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 65
Publication
Author
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden
Year
1978
ISBN
Description
An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. This volume contains parts of the Flora of Panama.
Title
Ref: 429 - Root Crops
Publication
Author
Kay. D.E. Revised by Gooding. E.G.B.
Publisher
Tropical Development and Crop Research: London.
Year
1987
ISBN
Description
Detailed information on about 40 species of tropical root crops.
Title
Ref: 430 - Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 69
Publication
Author
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden
Year
1982
ISBN
Description
An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. This volume contains a treatment of section Fuchsia in the Genus Fuchsia.
Title
Ref: 431 - The Orchid Review Vol. 117, No. 1287
Publication
Author
Publisher
Royal Horticultural Society; Wisley.
Year
2009
ISBN
Description
An article on the culinary uses of the orchid Jumellea fragrans.
Figueiredo, C; Barroso, J.G.; Pedro, L.G.; Fontinha, S.S. Et
Publisher
J. Wiley and Sons.
Year
1997
ISBN
Description
An article on the essential oil content of Monizia edulis.
; Looman, A;, Scheffer, J.J.C.
Title
Ref: 433 - The Ethnopharmacology of Madeira and Porto Santo Islands, a review
Publication
Author
Rivera, D.; Obon, C.
Publisher
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 46
Year
1995
ISBN
Description
An enumeration of the medicinal plants of Madeira with a table summarizing the species and their uses.
Title
Ref: 434 - Flora of Peru
Publication
Author
Macbride. J.F.
Publisher
Field Museum of Natural History
Year
1936
ISBN
Description
An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet.
Incredible detail on all the species in Solanum (now also including the Tomatoes which were formerly in Lycopersicon). The site will eventually include all other Genera within the Solanaceae.
Based on a paper presented to Papua New Guinea Botany Society in 1982, gives a brief guide to the uses of 42 species of fern in New Guinea. Published on the internet.
Title
Ref: 439 - The Commercial Products of India.
Publication
Author
Watts. Sir George.
Publisher
John Murray, London.
Year
1908
ISBN
Description
A classic, with a comprehensive (as then known) listing of useful plants that were traded commercially at that time. It can be downloaded from various sites on the Internet.
Title
Ref: 440 - Brisbane Rainforest Action and Information Network,
Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving brief information on the timber of several Malaysian hardwoods. Available as a PDF file on the Internet.
Research paper on the use of flavones in four Brazilian plant species to treat haemorrhaging as a result of snake bites. An open source document, available online.
Title
Ref: 450 - Studies of gastric mucosa regeneration and safety promoted by Mouriri pusa treatment in acetic acid ulcer model.
Publication
Author
Vasconcelos PC, Kushima H, et al
Publisher
Journal of Ethnopharmacology;
Year
2008 Jan 17;115(2):293-301. Epub 2007 Oct 10.
ISBN
Description
A research paper, studying the ability of Mouriri pusa to protect the stomach from gastric ulcers and promote the healing of existing ulcers.
Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet.
Written in the days before synthetic rubbers and the loss of interest in finding new rubber sources. A good amount of information on latex-producing plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 459 - The Useful Plants of the Island of Guam
Publication
Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol 9
Mainly a list of plant names, plus some synonyms, giving details of where the name was published. Also gives a note on the range of the plant, its habitat and local names. Unfortunately, it does not even give a brief description of the plant.
Ref: 470 - Antiinflammatory Activities of Brazilian Licorice (Periandra mediterranea) Extract. Journal Traditional Medicine 21.
Publication
Author
Miyagawa N.: Inami Y.: Nakayama T.: Inuma M.: Inagaki N.
Publisher
Journal of Traditional Medicine
Year
2004
ISBN
Description
An article on the medicinal uses of Periandra mediterranea.
Title
Ref: 471 - Puerto Rican Woods. Agriculture Handbook No. 205
Publication
Author
Longwood F.R.
Publisher
USDA Forest Service; Washington
Year
1961
ISBN
Description
Descriptions of 60 timbers from Puerto Rica.
Title
Ref: 472 - Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family.
Publication
Author
Bown D.
Publisher
Timber Press; Portland, Oregon.
Year
2000
ISBN
0-88192-485-7
Description
An excellent treatment of the family Araceae, giving lots of information about the plants, how to grow them, their uses etc. I found it a bit disordered - if you want all the information on a specific species you have to trawl through the whole book.
An excellent work on the subject, even if it was written almost 100 years ago. It also includes a section of useful Legumes. Can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 481 - Medicinal Plants in Papua New Guinea
Publication
Author
Publisher
World Health Organisation
Year
2009
ISBN
978-92-9061-249-0
Description
Traditional medicinal uses of 126 species from Papua New Guinea, including information on any modern research into the plants.
Contains, amongst other things, an article on the flora of Tanzania, a treatment of the genus Xyris and one for the Panamanian Boraginaceae. It can be downloaded from the internet.
Title
Ref: 486 - Bulletin of The Natural History Museum, Botany Series. Vol 27 No. 2
Details of seeds imported for trials by the United States Department of Agriculture in the last quarter of 1909, often detailing the uses of the plant and various other miscellaneous information. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
A botanical magazine, this issue has a comprehensive treatment of the genus Prosopis as well as several other articles. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
The first flora that was attempted for this area in 1930, so it is obviously lacking information and the Botanical names can be out of date. Still, an excellent work and it records many plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Contains a list of the trees of Natal, with a brief listing of their uses, including many traditional uses. The report can be downloaded from the Internet.
A work on the useful trees and shrubs of S. Africa, written in 1862. Mainly looking at ways of exploiting the plants, but also deals with some traditional uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 496 - Antiviral activity of simalikalactone D, a quassinoid from Quassia africana.
Not quite a flora, but an on-line listing of many of the plants of Parana in southern Brazil. Good photographs, plus descriptions and details of plant uses.
Title
Ref: 504 - Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 24
Details of seeds imported for trials by the United States Department of Agriculture in the second quarter of 1909, often detailing the uses of the plant and various other miscellaneous information. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 512 - Flora of the Lancetilla Valley, Honduras.
Rather short on details at times, which is not surprising since so little information was available at the time. Still a useful flora. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 513 - Traditional Knowledge of Adi Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh on Plants.
Publication
Author
Srivastava R.C.
Publisher
Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge.
Year
2009 Vol. 8(2)
ISBN
Description
Basic information on the plants that the Adi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh use.
Title
Ref: 514 - Medicinal Plants Used by Chakma Tribe in Hill Tracts Districts of Bangladesh.
Publication
Author
Rahman M.A.; Uddin S.B.; Wilcock C.C.
Publisher
Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge.
Year
2007 Vol 6(3)
ISBN
Description
Brief details of medicinal plants used by the Chakma tribe.
Details of seeds and plants imported for trials by the United States Department of Agriculture in the last quarter of 1916, often detailing the uses of the plant and various other miscellaneous information. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 518 - Plants used traditionally to treat malaria in Brazil.
Publication
Author
Botsaris A.S.
Publisher
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Year
2007
ISBN
Description
Brief details of plants that have traditionally been used to treat malaria.
A commercial website selling supplements, herbs etc, with a database of herbal uses of plants. Not very comprehensive, but it gives basic uses of a lot of plants from S. America that is not otherwise easily obtained.
Contains a catalogue of the Asteraceae of Chacoan Plin, Argentina. Terse information on each species, often including notes on plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 523 - Volatiles from Aniba Terminlis.
Publication
Author
Andrade E.H.; Zoghbi M.; Maia J.G.S.
Publisher
Journal of Essential Oil Research
Year
Mar/April 2003
ISBN
Description
A paper giving a breakdown of the essential oils found in Aniba terminalis
Title
Ref: 524 - Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Vol. 41
The Carnegie Institution of Washington; Washington.
Year
1920
ISBN
Description
An immense work in 4 volumes. Many of the botanical names are out of date, of course, but the book contains a wealth of information about the plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Written in French, a very detailed work on the timbers of the world. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 550 - Kakadu Threatened Flora Report Vol. 3
Publication
Author
Cowie I.
Publisher
Year
2005
ISBN
Description
A report to Parks Australia North from the Northern Territory Government Department Infrastructure, Planning and Environment. It gives information on a number of threatened species in northern Australia.
A work that was very difficult to get published according to the correspondence contained at the start!. A treatment of 100 different species with descriptions and details of uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 552 - Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. Vol. 12, Part 1
Extracted from The Philippine Journal of Science, 1914. Descriptions of new plants discovered in the Philippines. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
A series of botanical articles. It contains an article on the medicinal and toxic plants of the northwest Amazon. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Includes articles on the commercial uses (inclusing medicinal) of ferns in Central America and the cultivation of the genus Dryopteris. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
A catalogue of the vascular plants of Guaramacal National Park in Venezuela. Mainly a terse list of plants, but it contains some information on plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
One of the major gardening dictionaries of the 19th century, it contains information on plants not found in modern works. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 574 - Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 20
A list of the trees and shrubs of Cambodia with codes to give some idea of their habitat and growth habit. Available as a PDF document on the Internet.
Title
Ref: 576 - Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 22
An Internet site from the Philippines Department of Agriculture, giving information in a readable way on the medicinal uses of many plants in their area.
Title
Ref: 583 - Medicinal and poisonous diversity of the flora of 'Cariri Paraibano', Brazil.
An article from the Journal of Ethnopharmacy, available as a PDF document on the Internet. Brief details of some medicinal plants from an area of Brazil.
Title
Ref: 584 - Threatened Species of the Northern Territory
Publication
Author
Publisher
Northern Territory Government; Australia.
Year
0
ISBN
Description
A series of PDF documents issued by the Parks and Wildlife Department of the Northern Territory Government.
Title
Ref: 585 - A Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Cnemidaria (Cyatheaceae).
Details of seeds and plants imported for trials by the United States Department of Agriculture in the last quarter of 1917, often detailing the uses of the plant and various other miscellaneous information. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 597 - Inventory of Seeds and Plants Imported Vol. 48
Details of seeds and plants imported for trials by the United States Department of Agriculture in the third quarter of 1916, often detailing the uses of the plant and various other miscellaneous information. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 598 - Trees of Laos and Vietnam - A Field Guide to 100 species.
Publication
Author
Hoang Van Sam; Khamseng Nanthavong; Kessler P.J.A.
Publisher
Blumea
Year
2004
ISBN
Description
A detailed guide, with excellent line-drawings, to 100 of the more important trees of Laos and Vietnam. A very good work, giving lots of information about each plant. Originally published in the journal Blumea, it is available as a PDF on the Interne
Title
Ref: 599 - Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Vol. 26
Amongst the various articles, it has a study of Pacific Island plants and a taxonomic review of the Podocarpus. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Terse details of the uses of many Australian plants and other species naturalised, or at least growing, in Australia. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 602 - Evaluation of the toxicity and antiulcerogenic activity of the ethanol extract of Maytenus obtusifolia leaves.
Publication
Author
Kelly Samara de Lira Mota et al.
Publisher
Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia
Year
2008
ISBN
0102-695X
Description
A research paper, demonstrating the effectiveness of Maytenus obtusifolia in the treatment of ulcers.
Title
Ref: 603 - Inventory of Seeds and Plants Imported. Vol. 51
Details of seeds and plants imported for trials by the United States Department of Agriculture in the second quarter of 1917, often detailing the uses of the plant and various other miscellaneous information. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 604 - A Revision of Kuntze's Types of New Javan Species.
Publication
Author
Backer C.A.
Publisher
Brittonia
Year
1938
ISBN
Description
An article examining the plants named by Kuntze in Java in 1875.
Not really a flora, more a list of the plants known at that time. It often includes a brief description of habit and habitat, plus the local uses of the plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 606 - Atlas of the Seed Plants of Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam.
A project in its infancy (2010) listing the plants found in the Cuc Phuong National Park in Vietnam, often showing the habitat and photograph. Eventually it will give maps of plant distribution.
Title
Ref: 607 - Polygalaceae Hoffmannsegg & Link no Distrito Federal, Brasil
Publication
Author
Pastore J.F.B.
Publisher
Year
2006
ISBN
Description
A dissertation for a Master's Degree, submitted tot he University of Brasilia.
Title
Ref: 608 - Medicinal plants of Aguambu - Bamumbu in the Lebialem highlands, southwest province of Cameroon.
A monograph on the genus Stemona. First published in the publication Blumea, Vol 55, pp 143 - 152, it can be downloaded from the Internet as a PDF file.
Title
Ref: 613 - Annales Du Musee Colonial De Marseille 1925
Various articles on plants growing in the Philippines. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 625 - Brazilian Trees. Volume 3.
Publication
Author
Lorenzi. H.
Publisher
Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil.
Year
2009
ISBN
85-86714-34-4
Description
Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best.
Title
Ref: 626 - Influence of extracts of Stryphnodendron polyphyllum and S.obovatum on the cicatrisation of cutaneous wounds in rats
Publication
Author
Lopes G.C. et al
Publisher
Journal of Ethnopharmacology
Year
2005 (June)
ISBN
Description
A research paper into the effectiveness of two species of plants at healing wounds.
Title
Ref: 627 - Influence of tannins from Stryphnodendron adstringens on growth and virulence factors of Candida albicans
Publication
Author
Ishida K. Et al
Publisher
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Year
2006
ISBN
Description
A research paper looking at the effectiveness of Stryphnodendron adstringens as an antifungal agent.
Title
Ref: 628 - Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 84
A very comprehensive listing of the bamboos of India, as they were known at the end of the 19th Century. Includes some information on plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 634 - Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 44
A treatment of the genus Theobroma and a monograph of the Humiriaceae are two of the various articles contained in this issue. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Contains several articles on botany, including a treatment of some of the trees of New Guinea and a study of the genus Ternstroemia in tropical America. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 644 - Inventory of Seeds and Plants Imported. Vol. 46
Details of seeds and plants imported for trials by the United States Department of Agriculture in the first quarter of 1916, often detailing the uses of the plant and various other miscellaneous information. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 645 - Inventory of Seeds and Plants Imported. Vol. 62
Details of seeds and plants imported for trials by the United States Department of Agriculture in the first quarter of 1920, often detailing the uses of the plant and various other miscellaneous information. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Details of seeds and plants imported for trials by the United States Department of Agriculture in the first quarter of 1914, often detailing the uses of the plant and various other miscellaneous information. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 648 - Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Vol. 51
Details of seeds and plants imported for trials by the United States Department of Agriculture in the second quarter of 1919, often detailing the uses of the plant and various other miscellaneous information. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 656 - Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Publication
Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Vol. 52
Details of seeds and plants imported for trials by the United States Department of Agriculture in the first quarter of 1921, often detailing the uses of the plant and various other miscellaneous information. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 658 - Food Plants of Papua New Guinea
Publication
Author
French. B.R.
Publisher
Author.
Year
2006
ISBN
Description
Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants.
Details of seeds and plants imported for trials by the United States Department of Agriculture in the third quarter of 1919, often detailing the uses of the plant and various other miscellaneous information. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Details of seeds and plants imported for trials by the United States Department of Agriculture in the second quarter of 1921, often detailing the uses of the plant and various other miscellaneous information. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 669 - Red Book of Crop Wild Relatives in Bolivia
A series of articles, mainly involved with naming new plants, but also giving lots of information about each species described. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 672 - Florida Trees - A Handbook of the Native and Naturalized Trees of Florida
Information on plant material imported by the US Department of Agriculture for trials during the period January to March 1918. It often gives details of the plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
USDA; Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestr
Year
2000
ISBN
Description
An excellent series of papers, in PDF format, from various authors giving quite detailed information on a range of shrubs growing in the United States and its Territories. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
A small booklet with information on more than 30 species of edible plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 694 - Australian Rainforest Plants Volumes 1 - 6
Publication
Author
Nicholson N. & H.
Publisher
Terania Rainforest Publishing; New South Wales.
Year
2007
ISBN
9-78095894-3628
Description
Beautiful set of booklets with a terse description of over 600 species and their habitat, often including some of their uses and notes on their cultivation, plus at least one, excellent photograph.
Terse details, with photos, of many of the plants growing in the tropical forests of southeast Asia. Gives some details of plant uses along with a description of the plant and its range.
Title
Ref: 702 - Ethnobotany of the Chacobo Indians, Beni, Bolivia.
Publication
Author
Boom B.M.
Publisher
The New York Botanical Garden; New York.
Year
1996
ISBN
0-89327-413-5
Description
A small book of 74pp., it gives a brief description of the tribe and their lifestyle plus information on more than 350 species of plants that are used for food, medicines and various commodities.
Title
Ref: 703 - Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 21
An excellent on-line publication. At present their are 132 species in the list, giving lots of information on growing and using the plants, plus information on their climatic tolerances, distribution maps and photographs.
Title
Ref: 708 - Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 63
Among many articles on botany, is part of the Flora of Panama. It can be downloaded from the internet.
Title
Ref: 709 - Domesticating Lapsi, Choerospondias axillaris, for fruit production in the midle mountain agroforestry systems in Ne
Publication
Author
Poudel K.C.
Publisher
Himalayan Journal of Sciences
Year
2003
ISBN
Description
Title
Ref: 710 - Tropical Flowering Plants. A Guide to Identification and Cultivation.
Publication
Author
Llamas K.A.
Publisher
Timber Press; Oregon.
Year
2003
ISBN
0-88192-585-3
Description
A terse guide for the gardener to almost 1,500 species of ornamental tropical plants with brief details on their cultivation and, usually, a small photograph of good quality.
Title
Ref: 711 - The Nyctaginaceae and Chenopodiaceae of Northwestern South America.
An excellent book on world timbers from the early 20th Century. Obviously dated, but still containing information hard to find elsewhere. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
Title
Ref: 714 - Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium Vol. 23
An excellent and comprehensive book on timbers. Rather dated, but still a main source of information for many of the less known woods. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 720 - Adansonia Vol. 9
Publication
Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Tome 9
A series of booklets dealing with various aspects of the Philippine forests. This volume looks at the preparation and uses of the commercial woods of the Philippines. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 722 - Bureau of Government Laboratories Vol. 6
A series of botanical booklets looking at the flora of the Philippines. This volume has descriptions of a number of new species and looks at American plants that have naturalized in the Philippines. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 723 - Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 59
A botanical journal containing various articles, including a monograph of the tropical African species of Lapeirousia. It can be downloaded from the internet.
Title
Ref: 726 - Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 60
A botanical magazine containing a range of articles, including a revision of a section of the genus Danais. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 729 - Traditional African Vegetables
Publication
Author
Guarino L. (Editor)
Publisher
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute; Rome, Italy.
Year
1995
ISBN
92-9043-322-1
Description
The proceedings of the IPGRI International Workshop on Genetic Resources of Traditional Vegetables in Africa: Conservation and Use 29-31 August 1995, ICRAF-HQ, Nairobi, Kenya
Title
Ref: 730 - A Field Guide to Forest Trees of Northern Thailand
Publication
Author
Gardener S.; Sidisunthorn P.; Anusarnsunthorn V.
Publisher
Kobfai Publishing Project; Bangkok.
Year
2000
ISBN
974-7799-01-4
Description
An excellent, concise guide to 430 species, plus notes on another 450 species. Excellent photographs and a separate section on distribution and plant uses.
Title
Ref: 731 - A taxonomic study of Albizia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae: Ingeae) in Mexico and Central America
Publication
Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid. Vol. 65(2): 255-305
Author
Rico Arce M. De L.; Gale S.L.; Maxted N.
Publisher
Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid; Madrid.
Year
2008
ISBN
0211-1322
Description
A comprehensive treatment of the 12 species of Albizia found in Central America.
Title
Ref: 732 - Medicinal Plants of South Africa
Publication
Author
van Wyk B.; van Oudtshoorn B.; Gericke N.
Publisher
Briza Publications; Pretoria, S. Africa.
Year
1997
ISBN
1-875093-09-5
Description
An excellent guide, containing information on over 130 medicinal herbs of S. Africa. It gives a reasonable description of each plant, with excellent photos and details of medicinal uses and active ingredients.
Title
Ref: 733 - Opiliaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World, Part 12: 1-71
An excellent monograph, part of a very ambitious project to catalogue all the plants in the world. It can be downloaded as a PDF file from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 735 - Chrysobalanaceae Part 2. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World, Part 19: 1-268
An excellent monograph, part of a very ambitious project to catalogue all the plants in the world. It can be downloaded as a PDF file from the Internet.
A set of information sheets on some of the plants of northeastern Brazil that are commonly used by the local people.
Title
Ref: 739 - Medicinal Plants of Brazil
Publication
Author
Mors W.B.; Rizzini C.T.; Pereira N.A.
Publisher
Reference Publications; Michigan.
Year
2000
ISBN
0-917256-42-5
Description
An extremely concise book, listing approximately 1,500 species and varieties of plants with their botanical name, common name in Brazil, regions in Brazil where the plant is found, a brief list of uses and any medically active compounds in the plant.
Title
Ref: 740 - Annales Du Musée Colonial De Marseille Series 5 Volume 7.
Includes a monograph on the genus Croton in Madagascar. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 741 - Rainforest Remedies: One Hundred Healing Herbs of Belize.
Publication
Author
Arvigo R.; Balick M.
Publisher
Lotus Press; Wisconsin.
Year
1993
ISBN
0-914955-13-6
Description
Excellent book looking at the medicinal uses of 100 plants from the rainforests of Belize. There is a line-drawing of each plant, a basic description, details of habitat and a list of traditional uses.
A thesis, written when studying for the degree of Doctor of Phylosophy, it is a monograph of the genus Cinnamomum in tropical America. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Traditional medicinal uses of plants in Madhya Pradesh, India.
Title
Ref: 768 - Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas
Publication
Author
Henderson A.; Galeano G.; Bernal R.
Publisher
Princeton University Press; Princeton, New Jersey.
Year
1995
ISBN
0-691-08537-4
Description
An excellent book, giving basic information on all the 550 species of palms native to the Americas that were known in 1995. Comprehensive information on the plants range and habitat, brief description, some uses and almost 250 photos.
Title
Ref: 769 - A Taxonomic Treatment of the Palm Subtribe Attaleinae (Tribe Cocoeae)
A treatment of the genus Geonoma, giving very detailed botanical descriptions and some information on habitat. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 774 - Trees and Shrubs of the Sahel. Their Characteristics and Uses.
Publication
Author
von Maydell H.
Publisher
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit; Germany
Year
1990
ISBN
3-8236-1198-4
Description
A well-researched book, usually with more than one photograph of each species and good information on the plant and its uses.
Title
Ref: 775 - Gemsbok Bean and Kalahari Truffle
Publication
Author
Leffers A.
Publisher
Gamsberg MacMillan; Namibia.
Year
2003
ISBN
99916-0-491-X
Description
Details of the traditional uses of over 200 species of plants in northeastern Namibia. Written for the non-expert, there is usually at least one photograph with each plant entry.
Title
Ref: 776 - An Ethnobotanical Survey of Plants Used to Manage HIV/AIDS Opportunistic Infections in Katima Mulilo, Caprivi Region
Publication
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2010, 6:25
An online publication, listing over 400 species of fruits, usually with photos and some information on the plant.
Title
Ref: 778 - Inventory of Seeds and Plants Imported Vol. 25
Publication
USDA Bureau of Plant Industry - Bulletin No. 227
Author
Publisher
USDA Government Printing Office; Washington DC.
Year
1911
ISBN
Description
Details of seeds imported for trials by the United States Department of Agriculture in the last quarter of 1910, often detailing the uses of the plant and various other miscellaneous information. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Details of plants and seeds imported by the US Government during the period October to December 1911, giving some information on the species. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 782 - Ethnobotany of the Valaiyans of Karandamalai, Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu, India.
An excellent botanical publication, this issue is an article on the plants found in the Tehuacan Valley in Mexico, including some information on plant uses.
A resurrection and revision of the genus Hilsenbergia with a detailed description of a number of new species from Madagascar. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 846 - Moringa hildebrandtii (Moringaceae): a tree extinct in the wild but preserved by indigenous horticultural practices
Publication
Adansonia Ser. 3 22 (2) 217 - 221
Author
Olson M.E. & Razafimandimbison S.G.
Publisher
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Paris.
Year
2000
ISBN
Description
A very interesting article about the cultivation of Moringa hildebrandtii, giving some information on plant uses.
Title
Ref: 847 - Preliminary Phytochemical Screening and Antibacterial Studies of Leaf Extract of Solanum trilobatum Linn.
Publication
Ethnobotanical Leaflets 12: 638-42. 2008.
Author
Asirvatham Doss & Rangasamydhanabalan
Publisher
Ethnobotanical Leaflets
Year
2008
ISBN
Description
A research paper on the antibacterial actions of Solanum trilobatum. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
United States Department of Agriculture; Washington.
Year
1930
ISBN
Description
Details of plants and seeds imported by the US Government during the period October to December 1928, often giving some information on the species. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 852 - Plantes Utiles des Hautes Terres de Madagascar
Publication
Author
Samyn J. M.
Publisher
Organisation Suisse pour le Développement et la Coopération; Mad
Year
1999
ISBN
Description
Written in French, a good guide to 76 of the useful plants of Madagascar.
Title
Ref: 853 - Inventory of Seeds and Plants Imported Vol. 106
Details of seeds imported for trials by the United States Department of Agriculture in the first quarter of 1931, often detailing the uses of the plant and various other miscellaneous information. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
United States Geological Survey--Biological Resources Division;
Year
2003
ISBN
Description
Fairly detailed reports on 92 plants found growing in Hawaii, often giving plant uses. Produced in PDF format, they can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 855 - nnals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 88
A proposed revision of the genus Phyllanthus, enlarging the genus by transferring the genera Breynia, Glochidion, Reverchonia, Phyllanthodendron, and Sauropus to it. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 859 - Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 37
A series of papers, in book form, that provides an outlet for information on the biota of tropical islands and reefs, and on the environment that supports the biota. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 861 - Industrial Fiber Plants of the Philippines
A record of the plant material received by the Division of Plant Exploration and Introduction during the period from April 1 to June 30, 1938. It gives some information on plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
A scientific journal, sometimes with articles on plants. This edition includes the description of several newly recorded trees from S. America. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 867 - Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 70
A botanical Journal, it includes a treatment of the Lecythidaceae. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 872 - Journal of Ethnobiology Vol 17
Publication
Author
Eugene S. Hunn (Editor)
Publisher
Society of Ethnobiology; Seattle.
Year
1997 - 1998
ISBN
Description
A series of articles on the various ways humans use plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 873 - The Red List of Trees of Guatemala
Publication
Author
Vivero J.L.; Szejner M.; Gordon J.; Magin G.
Publisher
Fauna & Flora International, Cambridge, UK.
Year
2006
ISBN
1-903703-22-0
Description
Available as a PDF document on the Internet, this publication lists the woody plants of Guatemala, with brief notes on habitat, distribution, some uses and an evaluation of the plants conservation status.
Available to download from the Internet in PDF format, this publication gives some basic information on the trees of the Mexican Cloud Forests, focussing on their conservation status, but also with a description, habitat, some uses etc.
Detailed information, with photographs, of the woods of almost 400 species of American trees. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 877 - Secrets of Pueraria Mirifica Revealed.
Publication
Author
Somkhit Banomyong
Publisher
Smith Naturals Co. Ltd.
Year
2001
ISBN
Description
A paper, in PDF format, written by the chairman of a Herbal Supplies company in Thailand. It details the medicinal virtues of the plant Pueraria candollei mirifica (syn Pueraria mirifica). It can be downloaded from the Internet.
A list of plant material (seeds, cuttings etc) recieved by the United States Division of Plant Exploration and Introduction during the period from January 1 to March 31, 1940. It details some plant uses.
Title
Ref: 879 - A Synopsis of the Genus Berlinia (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae)
Publication
Edinburgh Journal of Botany 63 (2&3); 161 - 182
Author
Mackinder B.A. & Harris D.J.
Publisher
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
Year
2006
ISBN
Description
A preliminary treatment of the genus Berlinia prior to the publication of a full monograph.
A list of plant material (seeds, cuttings etc) recieved by the United States Division of Plant Exploration and Introduction during the period from January 1 to December 31, 1957. It details some plant uses.
Title
Ref: 881 - Isolation, characterization and antibacterial activity of 3-hydroxy-2,2-bis propanal from Brachystegia eurycoma
A botanical journal, it contains a rather dated but still useful treatment of the genus Brachystegia with quite a lot of information on plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
A list of the trees on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Plant Species in 1998, often giving some information on habitat and the reasons for being on the list. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 885 - Non-Wood Forest Products in 15 Countries of Tropical Asia - An Overview.
Publication
Author
Vantomme P.; Markkula A.; and Leslie R.N. (Editors)
A review of the genus Guarea in Africa, it excludes all the African species from that genus, placing the majority of them in Leplaea and one in Neoguarea. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 887 - Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 79
A botanical publication with a specific purpose of publishing the names and descriptions of newly described species. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving basic information on the properties of five types of hardwood timbers from southeast Asia. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 890 - The Philippine Journal of Science Vol. 22
A handbook published by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, it provides good basic information on the sources and uses of the various gums, resins and latexes. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 892 - Indigenous Edible Plants of Sabah
Publication
Forest Research Centre Publication No. 25
Author
Lee Y.F. & Gibot A.
Publisher
Forest Research Centre; Sabah, Malaysia.
Year
1986
ISBN
Description
A list of native edible plants in Sabah, Malaysia.
Title
Ref: 893 - Identification and utilization of lesser-known commercial timbers in Peninsular Malaysia 6
Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving a brief guide to four lesser known groups of commercial timbers from southeast Asia. It is available in PDF format on the Internet.
Title
Ref: 894 - The Mangoes. Their Botany, Nomenclature, Horticulture and Utilization.
Publication
Author
Kostermans A.J.G.H.; & Bompard J.M.
Publisher
Academic Press; London
Year
1993
ISBN
0-12-421920-9
Description
A very detailed book about the genus Mangifera, which includes the well-known Mango.
Title
Ref: 895 - Timber Notes - Light Hardwoods II
Publication
Timber Technology Bulletin No. 10
Author
Gan K.S.; Lim S.C.; Choo K.T.
Publisher
Forest Research Institute; Malaysia
Year
1998
ISBN
139-258
Description
Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving a brief guide to five lesser known groups of light hardwoods from southeast Asia. It is available in PDF format on the Internet.
Title
Ref: 896 - Monopetalanthus exit. A systematic study of Aphanocalyx, Bikinia, Icuria, Michelsonia and Tetraberlinia
Publication
Wageningen Agricultural University Papers 99-4
Author
Wieringa J.J.
Publisher
Wageningen University; Holland
Year
1999
ISBN
90-5808-121-4
Description
A university thesis, it is a revision of the genus Monopetalanthus and related genera with a very good description of the species, including known uses.
Title
Ref: 897 - Occurrence of the Synthetic Analgesic Tramadol in an African Medicinal Plant.
Publication
Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 52 11780 - 11784
A research paper, showing the presence of a natural pain-relieving opoid in the bark and roots of Nauclea latifolia.
Title
Ref: 898 - A Revision of Prioria, including Gossweilerodendron, Kingiodendron, Oxystigma and Pterygopodium (Leguminosae - Caesa
Publication
Wageningen Agricultural University Papers 99-3
Author
Breteler F.J.
Publisher
Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands.
Year
1999
ISBN
90-5782-045-5
Description
A treatment of the genus Prioria (Fabaceae), uniting the genera Gossweilerodendron, Kingiodendron, Oxystigma and Pterygopodium under Prioria.
Title
Ref: 899 - Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6
Publication
Author
Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors)
Publisher
Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur.
Year
2002
ISBN
983-2181-27-5
Description
A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses.
Title
Ref: 900 - Timber Notes - Heavy Hardwoods (1)
Publication
Timber Technology Bulletin No. 8
Author
Lim S.C.; Gan K.S.; Choo K.T.
Publisher
Forest Research Institute; Malaysia
Year
1998
ISBN
139-258
Description
Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving a brief guide to five lesser known groups of heavy hardwoods from southeast Asia. It is available in PDF format on the Internet.
Title
Ref: 901 - Plants Producing Exudates
Publication
Plant Resources of South-East Asia No. 18
Author
Boer E. & Ella A.B.
Publisher
Backhuys Publishers; Leiden, the Netherlands
Year
2000
ISBN
90-5782-072-2
Description
Information on more than 50 species of plants from southeast Asia that produce latexes and other exudations.
Title
Ref: 902 - The Gardens' Bulletin, Singapore Vol. XXIV
Publication
Author
Publisher
Botanic Gardens; Singapore
Year
1969
ISBN
0374-7859
Description
The botanical publication of Singapore Botanic Gardens, it contains descriptions of several newly described species of plants.
Title
Ref: 903 - The Gutta Percha and Rubber of the Philippines Islands
Publication
Department of Interior; Bureau of Government Laboratories, Philippines.
Written at the beginning of the 20th century, before the advent of synthetic rubbers, this is a review of the known rubber-producing plants being utilized in the Philippines. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Ref: 905 - Scaphium affine(Mast.) Pierre (Sterculiaceae) new for Thailand
Publication
Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 36: 61 - 69
Author
Phonsena P. & Wilkie P.
Publisher
The Forest Herbarium; Bangkok.
Year
2008
ISBN
Description
A short article in a botanical magazine describing Scaphium affine as a distinct species found in Thailand. It can be down loaded from the Internet
Title
Ref: 906 - Timber Notes - Light Hardwoods VI (Dedali, Kedondong, Kelempayan, Kelumpang, Kembang Semangkok)
Publication
Timber Technology Bulletin No. 16
Author
Choo K.T.; Gan S.; Lin S.C.
Publisher
Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur
Year
1999
ISBN
139-258
Description
Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving a brief guide to five lesser known groups of heavy hardwoods from southeast Asia. It is available in PDF format on the Internet.
Title
Ref: 907 - Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 95
A series of booklets dealing with various aspects of the Philippine forests. This volume gives a brief description of the main timber species in the Philippines . It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 910 - The Philippine Journal of Science Vol. 5
A newsletter containing various short articles on the uses of plants in the forest other than wood. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 913 - Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) No. 21
Publication
Author
Publisher
The Forest Herbarium; Bangkok.
Year
1994
ISBN
0495-3843
Description
An annual bulletin devoted to plant nomenclature, especially the plants of Thailand. This issue deals specifically with the Myrtaceae of Thailand. It can be downloaded as a PDF from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 914 - The Acanthaceae of Colombia
Publication
Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 31
A botanical journal, this edition is devoted entirely to the revision of the genus Brunfelsia in S. America. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 930 - A Taxonomic Monograph of the Genus Aglaia Lour. (Meliaceae)
Publication
Kew Bulletin Additional Series XVI
Author
Pannell C.M.
Publisher
HMSO; London
Year
1992
ISBN
0-11-250067-6
Description
A comprehensive treatment of the genus Aglaia, including the genus Amoora. Very good plant descriptions, it also gives some plant uses, details of habitat, range etc.
Title
Ref: 931 - Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) No. 39
Publication
Author
Thawatchai Santisuk (Editor)
Publisher
The Forest Herbarium (BKF); Chatuchak, Bangkok.
Year
2011
ISBN
0495-3843
Description
A botanical journal, publishing papers on taxonomy (especially vascular plants), nomenclature, phylogeny, systematics, plant geography, and floristics; also morphology, palynology, cytotaxonomy, chemotaxonomy, anatomy and other relevant disciplines.
Title
Ref: 932 - A Field Guide to the Medicinal Plants of Tasek Bera.
An on-line PDF, there is no evidence that it has been published and no details of the publisher, though it was funded by The Rufford Foundation, charity no 1117270. Gives brief guides to local uses of over 50 medicinal plants.
Title
Ref: 933 - Notes on Diospyros (Ebenaceae) in the Mascarene Islands
Publication
Kew Bulletin Vol. 34 No. 4 pp. 723 - 735
Author
Richardson I.B.K.
Publisher
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; London
Year
1980
ISBN
Description
An article in a Botanical Journal, it describes the 14 native species of Diospyros in the Mascarenes.
Title
Ref: 934 - Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) No. 31
Publication
Author
Thawatchai Santisuk (Editor)
Publisher
The Forest Herbarium (BKF); Chatuchak, Bangkok.
Year
2003
ISBN
0495-3843
Description
A botanical journal, publishing papers on taxonomy (especially vascular plants), nomenclature, phylogeny, systematics, plant geography, and floristics; also morphology, palynology, cytotaxonomy, chemotaxonomy, anatomy and other relevant disciplines.
Title
Ref: 935 - Identification and utilization of lesser-known commercial timbers in Peninsular Malaysia 7
Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving a brief guide to four groups of lesser known commercial timbers from southeast Asia. It can be downloaded in PDF format from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 936 - Genetic structure and demographic history of the endangered tree species Dysoxylum malabaricum
Publication
Ecology and Evolution 3(10); pp. 3233 - 3248
Author
Bodare S.; Tsuda Y.; Ravikanth G.; Shaanher R.U.; Lascoux M.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Year
2013
ISBN
Description
An on-line article, available to download as a PDF file, giving considerable information on the species Dysoxylum malabaricum and its conservation status.
Title
Ref: 937 - Saving Culture for Saving Diversity; Final Report (2008 - 2009)
M S Swaminathan Research Foundation; Chennai, India
Year
2009
ISBN
Description
A report about a study carried out on the link between cultural and ethnic role of local society in conservation and sustainable utilization of five high- value tree species that are threatened, rare and endemic to the Western Ghats of India
Described by the publishers as an illustrated field guide for the most important forest trees of Vietnam, it is available as a PDF document on the Internet.
Title
Ref: 939 - Identification and Utilization of Lesser-Known Commercial Timbers in Peninsular Malaysia 12; Pagar Anak, Pepauh, Pep
Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving a brief guide to four groups of lesser known commercial timbers from Peninsula Malaysia. It can be downloaded in PDF format from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 940 - Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) No. 34
Publication
Author
Thawatchai Santisuk (Editor)
Publisher
The Forest Herbarium (BKF); Chatuchak, Bangkok.
Year
2006
ISBN
0495-3843
Description
A botanical journal, publishing papers on taxonomy (especially vascular plants), nomenclature, phylogeny, systematics, plant geography, and floristics; also morphology, palynology, cytotaxonomy, chemotaxonomy, anatomy and other relevant disciplines.
Title
Ref: 941 - Notes on the Smoking Pipes of North Queensland and the Northern Territory of Australia.
Publication
Man; A Monthly Record of Anthropological Science. Vol. 39, pp 76 - 87.
Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland.
Year
1939
ISBN
Description
The article contains information on the medicinal and food uses of Grewia polygama.
Title
Ref: 942 - Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) No. 16
Publication
Author
Publisher
The Forest Herbarium; Bangkok.
Year
1986
ISBN
0495-3843
Description
A botanical journal, publishing papers on taxonomy (especially vascular plants), nomenclature, phylogeny, systematics, plant geography, and floristics; also morphology, palynology, cytotaxonomy, chemotaxonomy, anatomy and other relevant disciplines.
Title
Ref: 943 - Topical antiinflammatory and analgesic activities of Copaifera duckei Dwyer.
Publication
Phytoptherapy Research Vol. 19, Issue 11, pp946 - 950
Research article into the effectiveness of the plant as an antiinflammatory and analgesic.
Title
Ref: 944 - Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) No. 23
Publication
Author
Publisher
The Forest Herbarium; Bangkok.
Year
1995
ISBN
0495-3843
Description
A botanical journal, publishing papers on taxonomy (especially vascular plants), nomenclature, phylogeny, systematics, plant geography, and floristics; also morphology, palynology, cytotaxonomy, chemotaxonomy, anatomy and other relevant disciplines.
Title
Ref: 945 - Evolutionary Medicine Of Kani Tribal’s Botanical Knowledge In Agasthiayamalai Biosphere Reserve, South India
Publication
Ethnobotanical Leaflets 11: pp. 280 - 290.
Author
De Britto A.J.; Mahesh R.
Publisher
Ethnobotanical Leaflets.
Year
2007
ISBN
Description
Brief details of the traditional medicinal uses of 70 different plants
An excellent series of leaflets, this one gives information on the wood of several species in the genus Shorea. It can be downloaded as a PDF document from the Internet.
Produced in ?7 volumes, it is rather old and dated, especially with the amount of nomenclatural changes there have been in the past century, but still contains a wealth of information.
A botanical publication from Kew Botanic Gardens, it has a range of articles and many newly published descriptions of plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 951 - The Gardens' Bulletin, Singapore. Vol. 47 Part 1.
Publication
Author
Publisher
Singapore Botanic Gardens; Singapore.
Year
1995
ISBN
0374-7859
Description
The botanical publication of Singapore Botanic Gardens, with a range of articles. This edition includes an annotated check list of the vascular plants of Peninsular Malaysia.
Title
Ref: 952 - The Philippine Journal of Science. Section C. Botany.
A botanical journal, it contains lots of new descriptions of plants and various other article on the botany of the Philippines. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
An excellent series of leaflets, this one gives information on the wood of several species of light hardwoods. It can be downloaded as a PDF document from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 957 - Antioxidant Activities and HPLC/DAD Analysis of Phenolics and Carotenoids from the Barks of Cariniana domestica (Mar
Publication
Research Journal of Phytochemistry 6 (4) pp. 105 - 112
A series of articles, mainly involved with naming new plants, but also giving lots of information about each species described. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
A rather old publication, the botanical names are often out of date, but the book still contains information not easily available elsewhere. It can be downloaded from the internet.
Title
Ref: 974 - Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants - Identification and Cultivation of over 3,000 Tropical Plants
Publication
Author
Ahmed Fayaz
Publisher
Firefly Books Ltd.; New Zealand
Year
2011
ISBN
978-1-55407-489
Description
A good photograph and terse but detailed information for over 3,000 species of tropical plants. An excellent reference.
Title
Ref: 975 - Les Plantes Utiles des Colonies Françaises
Information on the useful plants of the Frech colonies towards the end of the 19th century. Many botanical names have changed, but the information remains valid and is often not easy to find elsewhwere. It can be downloaded from the Internet
Title
Ref: 976 - Plant Material Introduced January to December 1959
A website dedicated to the various species of Cycad, with a comprehensive description of all the known species (as of 2012). At present (2015), the site is still running but is no longer being updated
Title
Ref: 991 - Cyperaceae of Economic, Ethnobotanical and Horticultural Importance: A Checklist
Publication
Kew Bulletin Vol. 56 No. 2, pp 257 - 360
Author
Simpson D.A.; Inglis C.A.
Publisher
The Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew, London
Year
2001
ISBN
1-84246-038-2
Description
An excellent and very comprehensive checklist, giving the range, habitat and uses of over 500 species.
A botanical journal - this issue includes a treatment of the Bamboos in Malaya and the Myristicaceae in Malaya. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
A botanical journal, this volume has an extensice treatment of the Asiatic Palms in the subfamily Lepidocaryeae. Although dated, it remains a classic work.
Title
Ref: 1018 - A Field Guide to Philippine Rattans
Publication
Asia Life Sciences Supplement 5
Author
Aida C. Baja-Lapis
Publisher
Rushing Water Publishers Ltd; Philippines
Year
2010
ISBN
0117-3375
Description
A very useful book with concise information on the various rattan species that grow in the Philippines
Title
Ref: 1019 - A Field Guide of the Rattans of Cambodia
Publication
Author
Khou Eang Hourt
Publisher
World Wildlife Fund
Year
2008
ISBN
Description
A draft publication giving an excellent concise guide to the various rattan species growing in Cambodia.
A botanical journal from the early 20th century, although rather dated it remains a source of information about Philippine plants that is difficult to source elsewhere. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 1023 - Ethnobotanical Observation on Tuberous Plants from Tribal Area of Rajasthan (India)
Publication
Ethnobotanical Leaflets 12: 647 - 666
Author
Shweta Swarnkar & S.S. Katewa
Publisher
Year
2008
ISBN
Description
A study on the traditional uses of root tubers in the Aravalli Hills of Rajasthan.
Title
Ref: 1024 - A revision of Licuala (Arecaceae, Coryphoideae) in Borneo
Publication
Kew Bulletin 67 No. 4:pp 577 - 654
Author
Saw L.G.
Publisher
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Richmond
Year
2012
ISBN
0075-5974
Description
A detailed treatment of 46 species of the genus Licuala that can be found in Borneo - it gives plant uses where known. The author's personal copy can be downloaded from the Internet.
A botanical publication containing a range of articles including one of the genera Lindera, Litsea and Neolitsea. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 1026 - Useful Plants of Ghana
Publication
Author
Abbiw D.K.
Publisher
The Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew, UK
Year
1990
ISBN
1-85339-043-7
Description
The book is ordered by usage, rather than by plant. It makes it easier to look up individual uses, but rather difficult to collate all the uses of each species. Otherwise, a well-researched book.
Title
Ref: 1027 - Studies in Annonaceae. II. A monograph of the genus Anaxagorea A. St. Hil. Part 1
Barberyn Ayurveda Resorts and the University of Ruhuna
Year
0
ISBN
Description
An excellent site and comprehensive information resource, still being developed (2016), detailing the Ayurvedic medicinal uses of the plants of Sri Lanka
International Rice Research Institute; Philippines
Year
1994
ISBN
971-22-0057-4
Description
An excellent guide to the wild species of the genus Oryza. It gives good descriptions of the species, habitats etc and often gives details of uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet
An on-line information site with comprehensive information on over 1,100 species of plant. Mainly developed to supply information on the effects of fire on plants and animals, it also contains a wealth of other information on the plants
Title
Ref: 1051 - Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden Vol.10
A botanical journal, this edition contains a treatment of the genera Dalbergia and Aconitum in Asia. Rather old, but a wealth of information, illustrations etc.
Detailed information on 76 species of European trees. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 1063 - American Species of Amelanchier
Publication
Illinois Biological Monographs Vol. 20 No. 2
Author
Jones G.N.
Publisher
The University of Illinois Press; Illinois
Year
1946
ISBN
Description
An excellent monograph of the American species of the genus Amelanchier, even though it is rather dated and there have been numerous name changes as a result of new information.
Title
Ref: 1064 - WHO Monographs on Selected Medicinal Plants Vol. 3
Publication
Author
Publisher
World Health Organization; Geneva
Year
2007
ISBN
978-92-4-154702-4
Description
Very detailed treatments of 31 medicinal herbs
Title
Ref: 1065 - The Myrtle Family (Myrtaceae) in Chile
Publication
Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Vol. 45 No. 12 pp 277 - 317
Author
Landrum L.R.
Publisher
The California Academy of Sciences; San Francisco
Year
1988
ISBN
0068-547X
Description
An enumeration of the Myrtaceae in Chile, describing the plants and their habitats, often including their uses.
Title
Ref: 1066 - Constituents of the Leaf Extract of Amomyrtus meli (R. A. Philippi) Legrand et Kausel, Amomyrtus luma (Molina) Legra
Publication
Flavour and Fragrance Journal, Vol. 7 pp 247-251
Author
Weyerstahl P., Marschall H., Landrum L.R.
Publisher
Year
1992
ISBN
Description
A research paper, giving information on plant uses as well as the main constituents of the plant
Title
Ref: 1067 - Mapuche Herbal Medicine Inhibits Blood Platelet Aggregation
Publication
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2012, Article ID 647620, 9 pages
Author
Susan Skanderup Falkenberg et al
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Year
2012
ISBN
Description
A research paper, it includes information on the herbal uses of 12 plants
Title
Ref: 1068 - Medicinal Plants in China - A selection of 150 commonly used species.
Publication
Author
Publisher
World health Organisation; Manila
Year
1997
ISBN
92-9061-102-2
Description
Brief guide to 150 medicinal herbs of China
Title
Ref: 1069 - Phytochemical Screening, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Anabasis aphylla L. Extracts
Publication
Kragujevac Journal of Science 34 (2012) 71-78.
Author
Abollfazl Shakeri et al
Publisher
Year
2012
ISBN
Description
A research paper
Title
Ref: 1070 - Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany Vol. 7
Publication
Author
Publisher
British Museum; London
Year
1979
ISBN
Description
A botanical journal, this volume contains a very detailed revision of the genus Anacyclus
Title
Ref: 1071 - Anti-Inflammatory activity of Angelica keiskei through suppression of mitogen-activated protein kinases and nuclear
Publication
Journal of Mecicinal Food 2010 Jun;13(3):691-9.
Author
Lee H.J. Et al
Publisher
Year
2010
ISBN
Description
A research paper into the antiinflammatory effects of Angelica keiskei
An extensive database of herbal products and other natural medicines, giving up-to-date information on research into their uses, their effectiveness and possible adverse reactions
Title
Ref: 1077 - Systematic revision of the Aristolochia auricularia group (Aristolochiaceae)
Publication
Flora Mediterranea 3 pp 223 - 232
Author
Enio Nardi
Publisher
Year
1993
ISBN
1120-4052
Description
Title
Ref: 1078 - The Journal of the Linnean Society Botany Vol 17
Publication
Author
Publisher
Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer; London
Year
1880
ISBN
Description
Contains an early treatment of the genus Arjona.
Title
Ref: 1079 - Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 52
Publication
Author
Publisher
Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University; Boston
Year
1971
ISBN
Description
A botanical journal, amongst the articles is a series of revisions of genera in the Boraginaceae in India.
Title
Ref: 1080 - On Distinctions of Cultivated Black-fruited Aronia from its Wild Ancestors
Publication
Bulletin of the Central Botanical Garden, AN SSSR 126 (1982): 35-40
Author
A. K. Skvortsov, Yu. K. Maitulina
Publisher
Year
1982
ISBN
Description
A research paper, establishing the species Aronia mitschurinii
Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Germany
Year
2000
ISBN
3-921800-42-0
Description
An extensive revision of three gum-producing sections of the genus Astragalus, though it does not include section Rhacophorus, which is the main commercial producer of Gum Tragacanth
The Flora of Nepal is in the process (2016) of being produced. Currently 23 plant families have been treated and are permanently available in PDF format - more will be added as they are produced. A truly excellent reference.
Title
Ref: 1088 - Determination of the Tragacanth gum production potential of white Astragalus (Astragalus gossypinus) in western rang
A website with detailed information on around 50 species of native Australian food plants, including recipes.
Title
Ref: 1097 - Australian Timber handbook
Publication
Author
Wallis N.K.
Publisher
Angus & Robertson; Sydney
Year
1970
ISBN
0-207-12053-6
Description
A comprehensive book about the uses of timber in Australia, it includes a section with information on the properties of the more commonly used woods in Australia
Title
Ref: 1098 - Tasmanian Threatened Species Factsheets
B. Adhikari, C. A. Pendry, R. T. Pennington and R. I. Milne
Publisher
Year
2012
ISBN
Description
A comprehensive revision of the Barberry species in Nepal, reducing a number of previously accepted species to synonymy and describing two new species.
Ref: 1103 - Bidens: A Popular Remedy Escapes Notice of Western Practitioners
Publication
Author
Subhuti Dharmananda, Ph.D
Publisher
Institute for Traditional Medicine, Portland, Oregon
Year
0
ISBN
Description
A leaflet produced by the Institute for Traditional Medicine, Portland, Oregon. It looks at the scientific research into the medicinal properties of the genus Bidens, giving full references to the various papers
Title
Ref: 1104 - Cladistic analysis and revision of Billardiera (Pittosporaceae)
A thesis submitted to the Graduate School of Natural and Allpied Sciences of Middle east Technical University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences
Title
Ref: 1129 - Study on the antiulcer effects of Veronicastrum axillare on gastric ulcer in rats induced by ethanol based on tumor
Publication
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 2013; 3(12): 925-930
An on-line database of economic plants of Russia and the surrounding countries that formed the USSR, giving botanical descriptions, distribution, habitats and uses. It also gives comprehensive information on climate, soil, pests, diseases etc
Title
Ref: 1146 - Ethnobotanical Notes on Allium Species of Arunachal Pradesh, India
Publication
Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge Vol 13 (3) July 2014 pp 606-612
Author
Ashalata Devi; K. Rakshit; B. Sarania et al
Publisher
Year
2014
ISBN
Description
Information on the traditional uses of nine Allium species from Arunachal Pradesh
Title
Ref: 1147 - Status of cultivated & wild Allium species in India : A Review
Publication
The SciTech Journal Vol 1, Issue 9 pp 28-36
Author
Shah N.C.
Publisher
Year
2014
ISBN
2347-7318
Description
Information on some of the cultivated and wild species of Allium used for food and medicine in India.
Written in French and, although rather dated, remains an excellent reference for woody plants from IndoChina. There is a description of the plant, often followed by a resumé of uses, and some truly excellent line drawings.
Title
Ref: 1149 - Contribution to the taxonomy of Garcinia (Clusiaceae) in Africa, including two new species from Gabon and a key to t
A botanical journal. Rather dated, but it includes an ethnobotanical report from California and an early monograph of N. American Apiaceae. It can be downloaded from the Internet
Title
Ref: 1152 - Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West
Publication
Author
Moore M.
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press; Santa Fe
Year
2003
ISBN
0-89013-454-5
Description
Detailed information on the medicinal uses of around 150 species of plants from the Rocky Mountains of N. America. An excellent, detailed publication, written in a style that connects the writer to his readers.
Title
Ref: 1153 - The medicinal uses of the genus Mahonia in traditional Chinese medicine: An ethnopharmacological, phytochemical and
Publication
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 175, September 2015 pp 668-683
They have produced a series of fact sheets for the flora of New Zealand, giving comprehensive descriptions, good photos, cultivation information and some uses.
Title
Ref: 1166 - Therapeutic Constituents and Actions of Rubus Species
Publication
Current Medicinal Chemistry Vol 11 Issue 11 2004
Author
Patel A.V.; Rojas-Vera J.; Dacke C.G.
Publisher
Year
2004
ISBN
Description
A summary of the various medicinal uses of the genus Rubus
Title
Ref: 1167 - Wound Healing Activity of Rubus sanctus Schreber (Rosaceae): Preclinical Study in Animal Models
Publication
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Vol 2011, Article ID 816156, 6 pages
A botanical journal with various articles, including a revision of the genus Podocarpus. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 1192 - Vietnam Conifers. Conservation Status Review 2004
Publication
Author
Nguyen Tien Hiep, Phan Ke Loc, Nguyen Duc To Luu, P.I. Thoma
Publisher
Fauna & Flora International, Vietnam Programme; Hanoi
Year
2004
ISBN
1-903703-16-6
Description
Information on more than 30 species of Conifer growing in Vietnam, giving a description, range, conservation status, uses etc. It can be downloaded as a PDf from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 1193 - A taxonomic revision of the genus Cephalotaxus (Taxaceae)
Publication
Phytotaxa 84 (1); 1-24
Author
Xue-Dong Lang; Jian-Rong Su; Shu-Gang Lu & Zhi-Jun Zhang
Ref: 1206 - Advances in New Crops. Proceedings of the First National Symposium NEW CROPS: Research, Development, Economics
Publication
Author
Jules Janick and J.E.Simon (eds.)
Publisher
Timber Press, Portland, Oregon
Year
1990
ISBN
0-88192-166-1
Description
This book is the proceedings of the First National Symposium on New Crops held October 23-26, 1988 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The contents include papers from invited speakers, papers derived from posters, and abstracts from poster presentations
Ref: 1209 - A comprehensive review of Cuphea (Lythraceae)
Publication
Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences 2(3):847-855 · July 2011
Author
Mohamed R Elgindi; Nahla Ayoub; Rola Milad and Reham Hassan
Publisher
Year
2011
ISBN
0975-8585
Description
Gives information on the traditional medicinal uses of various cuphea species, and also a review of modern research and the compounds the plants contain.
Title
Ref: 1210 - In vitro evaluation of trypanocidal activity in plants used in Argentine traditional medicine
Publication
Parasitology Research (2006) 98: 370-374
Author
V. Sülsen; C. Güida; J. Coussio; C. Paveto; L. Muschietti; V
Publisher
Year
2006
ISBN
DOI 10.1007/s0043
Description
Title
Ref: 1211 - Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Activities of Cuphea hyssopifolia Kunth (Lythraceae) Cultivated in Egypt
Publication
Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry; Vol. 1, Issue 4, 2012, pp 68-78
Provides comprehensive botanical descriptions and horticultural commentary on over 800 tree species that have been introduced to cultivation in recent decades.
This book, the fifth of a series, is based on the symposium entitled New Crops and New Uses: Strength in Diversity held Nov. 8 to 11, 2001 in Atlanta, Georgia. It can be downloaded from the Internet
Title
Ref: 1215 - Phenolic Antioxidants from Green Tea Produced from Camellia crassicolumna Var. multiplex
An extensive database of herbal products and other natural medicines, giving up-to-date information on research into their uses, their effectiveness and possible adverse reactions
Title
Ref: 1264 - Some Native Plants for Erosion Control Efforts in Coruh River Valley, Artvin, Turkey
Publication
Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 9 (4) 667-673, 2006
Author
Askin Gokturk; Zafer Olmez; Fatih Temel
Publisher
Year
2006
ISBN
1028-8880
Description
Title
Ref: 1265 - Sonicator dyeing of cotton with the leaves extract Acer pectinatum Wallich
Publication
Pigment and Resin Technology; Vol XX No. X, 2007
Author
Padma S Vankar, Rakhi Shanker , Shalini Dixit , Debajit Maha
Publisher
Year
2008
ISBN
Description
Title
Ref: 1266 - Capparis spinosa L. in A Systematic Review: A Xerophilous Species of Multi Values and Promising Potentialities for A
Publication
Front. Plant Sci. 8;1845. 2017
Author
Chedraoui S, Abi-Rizk A, El-Beyrouthy M, Chalak L, Ouaini N
Publisher
Year
2017
ISBN
Description
An in-depth study of Capparis spinosa with a wealth of references to the latest research.
Title
Ref: 1267 - A taxonomic revision of the Capparis spinosa group (Capparaceae) from the Mediterranean to Central Asia
Produced on a CDROM, a database of Acacias growing in a region of Western Australia. Fact sheets for individual species can be downloaded from the Internet.
A website with factsheets for the various Acacia species that grow in the Pilbara region of northwestern Western Australia
Title
Ref: 1299 - Biomass production and nutrient dynamics of Acacia lenticularis (L.) Willd-Curcuma domestica Valeton agroforestry sy
Publication
Indian Journal of Agroforestry Vol. 17 No 1: 74-80 (2015)
Author
Das D.K.; Laik R.; Chaturvedi O.P.
Publisher
Year
2015
ISBN
Description
Title
Ref: 1300 - Australian Trees and Shrubs: Species for Land Rehabilitation and Farm Planting in the Tropics
Publication
Author
Doran J.C.; Turnbull J.W. (Editors)
Publisher
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research; Canbe
Year
1997
ISBN
1-86320-127-0
Description
A very informative book, rich in information about the uses, cultivation needs and very much more for over 160 species of Australian trees and shrubs.
Title
Ref: 1301 - Acacia Search; Evaluation of Acacia as a woody crop option for Southern Australia
Publication
Author
Maslin B.R. & McDonald M.W.
Publisher
Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation; Western A
Year
2004
ISBN
0642 58585 7
Description
Title
Ref: 1302 - Acacia thomsonii (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae: Acacia section Juliflorae), a new species from the tropical dry zone of
Publication
Nuytsia 10: 3 pp 443-449 (1996)
Author
Maslin B.R. & McDonald M.W.
Publisher
Year
1996
ISBN
0085-4417
Description
Title
Ref: 1303 - Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden Vol. VI
Publication
Author
Marshall A. Howe (Editor)
Publisher
New York Botanical Garden; New York
Year
1916
ISBN
Description
A collection of papers presented at the 20th Anniversary of the new York Botanical Gardens, including one on the plants of Anegada in the Virgin Islands. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 1304 - Traditional Food Plants of Kenya
Publication
Author
Patrick M Maundu
Publisher
Kenya Resource Centre for Indigenous Knowledge, National Museums
Year
1999
ISBN
9966986146
Description
A concise guide to the edible plants of Kenya
Title
Ref: 1305 - Encroachment of Acacia brevispica and Acacia drepanolobium in Semi-Arid Rangelands of Ethiopia and their Influence o
Publication
Research Journal of Botany 5(1):1-13; January 2010
Author
Beyene S.; Mlambo V.
Publisher
Year
2010
ISBN
10.3923/rjb.2010.
Description
Title
Ref: 1306 - Rare and Endangered Medicinal Orchids of Asthavarga Group in Attaranchal - Habenaria intermedia (Virdhii) and Habena
Publication
MFP News, Vol XII, No. 4; 2002
Author
Manmohan Jagatram Dobriyal
Publisher
Year
2002
ISBN
Description
Title
Ref: 1307 - Assessment of Nutritional and Antioxidant Potential of Selected Vitality Strengthening Himalayan Medicinal Plants
Publication
International Journal of Food Properties, 17:703-712, 2014
Author
Sandeep Rawat, Harish Andola, Lalit Giri, Praveen Dhyani, Ar
Publisher
Year
0
ISBN
1094-2912
Description
Title
Ref: 1308 - Distribution Pattern, Survival Threats and Conservation of 'Astavarga' Orchids in Himachal Pradesh, Northwest Himala
Publication
Plant Archives Vol. 12 No. 1, 2012 pp. 165-168
Author
Ravi Kant; Jagdeep Verma; and Kranti Thakur
Publisher
Year
2012
ISBN
0972-5210
Description
Title
Ref: 1309 - The Leguminosae; A Source Book of Characteristics, Uses and Nodulation
Publication
Author
Allen O.N.; Allen E.K.
Publisher
University of Wisconsin
Year
1981
ISBN
0-333-32221-5
Description
An amazing and comprehensive work, giving a brief guide to the many genera of the family Fabaceae and also the principle uses of the genus.
Title
Ref: 1310 - Evaluation of Analgesis and Anti-inflammatory Activities of the Methanolic Leaf Extract of Adenodolichos paniculatus
Publication
International Journal of Biomedical Research 1[5] [2010] 185-193
An on-line database giving detailed descriptions of almost 40,000 species of plants (as of 2018), almost 25,000 images and a list of almost 850,000 plant names. A truly excellent resource and still growing.
Title
Ref: 1356 - Pharmacognostical Evaluation on the Leaves of Plectranthus mollis Spreng. (Syn. P. incanus Link.)
Publication
World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Vol 4, Issue 09, pp 556-569, 2015
Ref: 1414 - The Genera Aganope, Derris, and Paraderris (Fabaceae, Millettieae) in Thailand
Publication
Systematic Botany (2012) 37(2) pp 404-436
Author
Sirichamorn Y.; Adema F.A.C.B.; & van Welzen P.C.
Publisher
Year
2012
ISBN
Description
Title
Ref: 1415 - Plants of Possible Insecticidal Value - A Review of the Literature up to 1941
Publication
Author
McIndoo N.E.
Publisher
USDA; Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Year
1945
ISBN
Description
Information on the insecticidal properties (or not) of almost 1,200 species of plant. Rather dated but still with information hard to obtain elsewhere. It can be downloaded from the Intenet
Title
Ref: 1416 - A synopsis of the genus Deguelia (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Millettieae) in Brazil
Publication
Brittonia, DOI 10.1007/s12228-013-9302-4
Author
Camargo R.A. & Azevedo Tozzi A.M.G.
Publisher
Year
2013
ISBN
1938-436X
Description
Title
Ref: 1417 - In-Vitro Cytotoxic Effect of Linderina madayiparense Extracts against Human Lung Carcinoma Cell Lines (A-549)
Ref: 1438 - Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North,
Publication
Author
Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M.
Publisher
Year
2014
ISBN
Description
A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics
Title
Ref: 1439 - Rapid Inventories; Biological and Social 28 Perú: Medio Putumayo-Algodón
Published in book form, the treatments of the various species have also been released on-line in PDF format. Records entered here are all from the on-line PDFs.
Title
Ref: 1549 - Biogeography and Systematics of Poitea (Leguminosae); Inferences from Morphological and Molecular Data
Publication
Syst. Bot. Monogr. 37:45. pp 1-87, 1993
Author
Lavin M.
Publisher
Year
1993
ISBN
Description
Title
Ref: 1550 - Pharmacognostic evaluation of Desmodium oojeinense (Roxb.) H. Ohashi - Stem bark
A botanical publication with a specific purpose of publishing the names and descriptions of newly described species. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 1552 - Review of the Current Status of Study Oxytropis
Publication
Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research Vol 11, Issue 4, 2018
Author
Amirkhanova A.Sh.; Ustenova G.O.
Publisher
Year
2018
ISBN
2455-3891
Description
Title
Ref: 1553 - Ahipa (Pachyrhizus ahipa (Wedd.) Parodi) in Bolivia
Publication
Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 43: 435-446,1996
Author
Ørting B.; Grüneberg W.J. & Sörensen M.
Publisher
Year
1996
ISBN
Description
Title
Ref: 1554 - The Genus Peteria (Leguminosae)
Publication
Rhodora 58, pp 344 - 353, 1956
Author
Porter C.L.
Publisher
Year
1956
ISBN
Description
Title
Ref: 1555 - Taxonomy, Distribution, and Ecology of the Genus Phaseolus (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in North America, Mexico and
Details of seeds imported for trials by the United States Department of Agriculture in the months of April and May of 1920, often detailing the uses of the plant and various other miscellaneous information. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Title
Ref: 1568 - An efficient plant regeneration system through callus for Pseudarthria viscida (L.) Wright and Arn., a rare ethnomed
Ref: 1576 - Some Ethnomedicinal Plants of Family Fabaceae of Chhattisgarh State
Publication
Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge Vol. 5(4), pp 551-553, 2006
Author
Tirkey A.
Publisher
Year
2006
ISBN
Description
Title
Ref: 1577 - Revision of the Genus Pueraria DC., with some notes on Teyleria Backer
Publication
Agricultural University Wageningen Papers 85-1, 1985
Author
Ven der Maesen L.J.G.
Publisher
Agricultural University,Wageningen,theNetherlands
Year
1985
ISBN
90-6754-066-8
Description
Title
Ref: 1578 - Medicinal Plants of East and Southeast Asia; Attributed Properties and Uses
Publication
Author
Perry L.M. & Metzger J.
Publisher
MIT Press; Cambridge, Massachussetts
Year
1980
ISBN
0-262-16076-5
Description
A monumental work, detailing the traditional medicinal uses of plants from the region
Title
Ref: 1579 - A Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Rafnia Thunb. (Fabaceae, Crotalarieae)
Publication
Dissertation for Magister Scientiae in Botany
Author
Campbell G.
Publisher
Rand Afrikaans University
Year
1998
ISBN
Description
A Dissertation presented in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Magister Scientiae in Botany at the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the Rand Afrikaans University, S. Africa.
Title
Ref: 1580 - Estructura de un bosque de Ramorinoa girolae (Fabaceaa), en la Sierra de Pie de Palo, San Juan (Argentina)
Publication
Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 49 (2): 283-292. 2014
Author
Hadad M.; Almiron M. & Scaglia J.
Publisher
Year
2014
ISBN
0373-580 X
Description
Title
Ref: 1581 - Inventario Espanol de los Conocimientos Tradicionales relativos a la Biodiversidad. Segunda Fase
Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
Year
2010
ISBN
Description
A website providing information on more than 100 species of plants used as vegetables and available in the markets of Thailand - ranging from the common to those only used locally
Ref: 1712 - Advances in Plant Material and Revegetation Technology in Alaska
Publication
Reclamation, a global perspective: Proceedings of the conference; 1989 August 27-31; Calgary, AB. Rep. No. RRTAC 89-2. Vol. 1. Edmonton, AB.
Author
Wright S.
Publisher
Alberta Land Conservation and Reclamation Council
Year
1989
ISBN
Description
A presentation paper at a conference in Alaska, based on the research work being carried out at the State of Alaska, Division of Agriculture, Plant Materials Center.
Title
Ref: 1713 - Ethnobotanical Studies of Useful Trees of District Kotli, Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Publication
Biologia (Pakistan) 2014, 60 (1), 63-71
Author
Muhammad Ajaib & Zaheer-Ud-Din Khan
Publisher
Year
2014
ISBN
2313-206X
Description
Title
Ref: 1714 - Phytoremediation of Lead, Nickel, and Copper by Salix acmophylla Boiss.: Role of Antioxidant Enzymes and Antioxidant
Publication
Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. (2003) 70:462-469
Author
Ali M.B., Vajpayee P., Tripathi R.D., Rai U.N., Singh S.N. &
A botanical Journal published by Harvard University and looking particularly at the traditional uses of plants, this has an interesting articles on the Solanaceae and their cultivation in Colombia
Title
Ref: 1781 - Invasive Species
Publication
Tasmanian Government, Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Hobart
Centre de Recherche sur la Conservation des Collections; Paris
Year
2020 (Accessed)
ISBN
Description
A website containing information on almost 100 species (as of March 2020) of fibre-producing plants that are used in paper making in eastern Asia. An excellent and developing resource.
Title
Ref: 1790 - Ardisiphenols and Other Antioxidant Principles from the Fruits of Ardisia colorata
Publication
Chem. Pharm. Bull. 50(11) 1484—1487 (2002)
Author
Sumino M. et al
Publisher
Year
2002
ISBN
Description
Title
Ref: 1791 - The Hongmu Challenge; A briefing for the 66th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee, January 2016
Ref: 1795 - Revision of the Sapotaceae of the Malaysian area in a wider sense. XV. Payena A. De Candolle
Publication
Blumea Vol IX, No 1, 1958
Author
Bruggen A.C. van
Publisher
Year
1958
ISBN
Description
Written in 1958, but still the most recent work on the full genus of Payena. Very detailed descriptions, it also includes brief notes on uses when known.
Title
Ref: 1796 - Garcinia pictoria Buch.-Ham.
Publication
[online] India Biodiversity Portal,Species Page : Garcinia pictoria