Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Author : Ernest Giles
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 34,10 MB
Release : 2024-01-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3385246490
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Author : Umberto Quattrocchi
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 874 pages
File Size : 11,42 MB
Release : 2023-02-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 1000897729
This volume provides the origins and meanings of the names of genera and species of extant vascular plants, with the genera arranged alphabetically from D to L.
Author : Umberto Quattrocchi
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 3591 pages
File Size : 50,45 MB
Release : 2017-08-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 1351651498
From the Foreword Umberto Quattrocchi has brought us some amazing and useful works through the various dictionaries that he has compiled. This time it is for two very important plant families the palms and the cycads that are synthesized here in these two volumes. Each entry is fascinating not just for the botany and full nomenclature of the plant species but for all the associated uses, folklore and interactions with other organisms. ...These entries are fascinating glimpses of natural history. ... Botanists, conservationists, ethnobotanists, anthropologists, geographers, bird watchers, naturalists, historians and those of many other disciplines will find these volumes a most valuable and useful resource. It is the sort of book that will be in frequent use in my library. ----- Professor Sir Ghillean Prance FRS, VMH, Former Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Following the same format as Umberto Quattrocchi’s highly praised and well-used previous works, The CRC World Dictionary of Palms: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology brings together the vast and scattered literature on palms and cycads to provide better access to information on these economically important plants. Each genus and species has a detailed morphological description and includes a list of synonyms and vernacular names in many languages. Bibliographies accompany each entry which are comprehensive, up-to-date and multi-lingual. The detailed information for every entry on habitats, economic uses, historical and biographical data, botanical exploration, and linguistics will be useful for any library involved with botany, herbal medicine, pharmacognosy, medicinal and natural product chemistry, ecology, ethnobotany, systematics, general plant science, agriculture or horticulture. Umberto Quattrocchi is the author of the bestselling CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, winner of the prestigious Hanbury Botanical Garden Award. His most recent multi-volume work, CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants, received strong praise as being "... an unparalleled starting place—a tool of first resort for any thoughtful researcher. Quattrocchi and CRC have delivered a dictionary like no other, a learned finger pointing in the right direction." —John de la Parra, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, from Economic Botany, Vol. 68, 2014
Author : Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). Library
Publisher :
Page : 854 pages
File Size : 44,89 MB
Release : 1895
Category : Geography
ISBN :
Author : National Library of Australia
Publisher : National Library Australia
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 37,19 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Art
ISBN : 0642276617
This publication and the exhibition it accompanied draw on the National Library of Australia’s collection to reveal how, as a nation, we have dealt with the physical distances that separate us—and which characterise our continent. The exhibition of Bridging the Distance, was on display at the National Library of Australia from 6 March to 15 June 2008
Author : Harrie Wood
Publisher :
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 23,60 MB
Release : 1882
Category : Geology
ISBN :
Author : Alan Day
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 40,60 MB
Release : 2009-06-19
Category : History
ISBN : 081086326X
This engaging reference examines the history of, the search for, and the discovery of Australia, taking full account of the evidence for and the speculation surrounding possible earlier contacts by the Ancient Egyptians, Arabs, and Chinese seamen. Day brings the expeditions to life, expressing the desires that drove great sea captains deeper into turbulent waters searching for caches of spice, silks, and precious metals. Covers a wide variety of topics, including _ Seamen from eight nations _ The recovery of storm wrecked ships _ Diplomatic treaties _ Priority of discovery disputes _ Military and civil explorers and surveyors _ Topographical features _ Geographical terms and places _ Rivers and river system
Author : John Murray
Publisher :
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 11,6 MB
Release : 1871
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Thomas Gill
Publisher :
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 17,62 MB
Release : 1886
Category : Australian literature
ISBN :
Author : Jonathan Wantrup
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 28,21 MB
Release : 2024-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1040289371
This book is a demonstration of the richness, worth and vitality of Australian documentary record. At the same time, it is an introduction to collecting Australiana for those who, if not already bitten by the book bug, have been dangerously exposed to it. Readers who are immune to the attractions of collecting but who value our past and its books will also find something to interest them in the following pages.