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Missouri Botanical Garden Press catalog2008 Missouri Botanical Garden Press The mission of the Missouri Botanical Garden is to discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment, in order to preserve and enrich life. The Missouri Botanical Garden represents the botanical scholarship of the Research Division at the Missouri Botanical Garden in Saint Louis. Editorial responsibilities extend to the two peer-reviewed, quarterly journals Novon, A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature, and the Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. MBG Press produces and distributes other book-length titles and monographs, primarily in plant systematics and evolution. Fine art reproduction prints are also offered from the Library’s Rare Book collection. front cover image: Composite of Broad Prickly-toothed Buckler Fern and Hard Shield Fern, reprinted from the book The Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland, by Thomas Moore, 1855. Available from our Rare Book Print collection. See page 62 for order information. 2 Table of Contents New Titles......................................................................4–11 Full Title List....................................................................12-39 CD-ROMS............................................................17 Annals and Novon.......................................................40 Guide to Systematics Symposia........................41 Guide to the Flora of Panama Issues...............42-43 Monographs in Systematic Botany............................44-47 Orchids..........................................................................48-53 A Treasure of Masdevallia.................................48-49 Thesaurus Dracularum........................................50-51 Thesaurus Woolwardiae.....................................52-53 Rare Book Prints............................................................54-62 Index of Authors...........................................................63-69 Order Information........................................................70-71 Contact us! Phone: (314) 577-9534 Phone Toll Free: (877) 271-1930 or (888) 271-1930 Fax: (314) 577-9509 Email: [email protected] Web Page: www.mbgpress.info 3 New Titles New Titles from the Flora of China Flora of China Illustrations, Volume 22 Poaceae Wu Zhengyi, P.H. Raven, & Hong Deyuan, eds. In English This volume accompanies the text volume 22, which was published in 2006. Both volumes are devoted to just one plant family, the grasses (Poaceae or Gramineae), and no group of plants is of greater economic importance. The Poaceae range from the Asian bamboos within the tribe Bambuseae to the widely cultivated rice, wheat, barley, and maize or corn (ORZA, TRITICUM, HORDEUM, AND ZEA), as well as many grasses used for animal forage, all plants of unparalleled importance to human life. Nearly half of the species of grasses treated here (ca. 800 out of ca. 1,800), including many woody bamboos, are found only in China. A special introductory section describes and illustrates the structure of these plants to facilitate identification and provides a glossary of terminology. ISBN 9781930723610 SKU 08011 2007 937 pp. $140 904 Illustrations Flora of China, text Volume 12 Hippocastanaceae through Theaceae Wu Zhengyi, P.H. Raven, & Hong Deyuan, eds. In English Eighteen plant families are described in this volume. Among these, Hippocastanaceae comprises the horse chestnuts and buckeyes; Sapindaceae, the soapberry family, includes the fruits lychee and longan, and species valued for their wood; Balsaminaceae, the balsam family, mainly comprises IMPATIENS; Rhamnaceae includes RHAMNUS, once used for making charcoal for gunpowder, and ornamental plants that contain yellow and green dyes; Vitaceae contains the grapes and numerous other vines; Tiliaceae includes the basswoods, lindens, or limes; Malvaceae contains HIBISCUS, cotton, and okra; Bombacaceae includes kapok; Sterculiaceae, the source of chocolate, also yields timber; Actinidiaceae includes the edible kiwifruit; and Theaceae includes many ornamental species of CAMELLIA, as well as C. SINENSIS, the source of tea. ISBN 9781930723641 SKU 07117 2007 534 pp. $125 4 Missouri Botanical Garden Press New Titles New Titles from the Flora of China Flora of China, text volume 11 Oxalidaceae through Aceraceae Wu Zhengyi, P.H. Raven, & Hong Deyuan, eds. In English Thirty-five plant families are described in this volume. Among these, the Aceraceae include 99 species of maple; the Anacardiaceae contain the cashew nut and mango; the Aquifoliaceae comprise 204 species of holly; the Buxaceae include the boxwoods; the Celastraceae include EUONYMUS, several species of which are ornamentals; the Euphorbiaceae, or spurge family, contain some 400 species in 75 genera, including rubber, which is widely cultivated in tropical areas for its latex; the Geraniaceae comprise mainly the cranesbills, including several ornamental species; the Linaceae contain flax, which is cultivated for its stem fiber and seed oil; the Rutaceae include the commercially important citrus fruits as well as Sichuan pepper, ZANTHOXYLUM; and the Simaroubaceae include the tree of heaven, which is an invasive alien in some parts of the world. ISBN 9781930723733 SKU 08041 2008 622 pp. $125 Flora of China, text volume 13 Clusiaceae through Araliaceae Wu Zhengyi, P.H. Raven, & Hong Deyuan, eds. In English Among the 33 plant families described in this volume are Clusiaceae, the mangosteen and St. John’s-wort family, harvested for its wood, resin, fruits, seeds, and horticultural and medical uses; Dipterocarpaceae, major canopy trees of lowland tropical forests; Tamaricaceae or tamarisk family; Violaceae, the violets and pansies; Flacourtiaceae, source of chaulmoogric oil, used to treat leprosy; Passifloraceae, the passion flower family; Begoniaceae, 141 of its ornamental begonias naturally occurring only in China; Thymelaeaceae, including the ornamental shrubs DAPHNE and EDGEWORTHIA used for the manufacture of paper and medicines; Elaeagnaceae, oleaster and buckthorn family, with its fruit trees and ornamental shrubs; Lythraceae, including purple loosestrife and the ornamental crepe myrtles; Trapaceae, the water chestnuts; Rhizophoraceae or mangrove family; Nyssaceae, containing the genus CAMPTOTHECA, source of the anticancer drug camptothecin, and DAVIDA, the dove tree, which naturally occurs only in China; Combretaceae, with shrubs, vines, and trees of ornamental and medical use; Myrtaceae, including eucalyptus and fruit trees; Melastomataceae, of value in medicine and horticulture; Onagraceae, including willowherbs and evening primrose, used in medicine as well as for ornament; and Araliaceae, with several economically important Chinese genera, notably, PANAX or ginseng. ISBN 9781930723597 SKU 07061 2007 548 pp. $125 www.mbgpress.info 5 New Titles African Violets, In Search of the Wild Violets, A Monograph on the Genus Saintpaulia Reinhild Raistrick In English African violets are iconic, one of the most important of all plants in the nursery trade for pot-plants. Every year millions are sold in nurseries, super-markets, and flower shops around the world. This book gives insight into their exotic origin, the perilous state of the species, and their shrinking habitats in East Africa. This monograph on SAINTPAULIA contains a unique record of paintings of all known African Violet species. ISBN 9780955422003 SKU 07122 2007 138 pp. $60 52 color plates, color photos, B & W photos, line art Bryophytes of Colorado, Mosses, Liverworts, and Hornworts W.A. Weber & R.C. Wittman In English A useful source for the mountainous regions of the interior western United States. Includes Catalogs of genera and species that provide a check list of the bryophytes. The Catalogs can be used to determine family assignments and also contain information on naming authorities, synonymy, and erroneous reports. ISBN 9780979090912 SKU 07081 2007 231 pp. $29.95 Illustrated Florula de la Reserva Ecologica Inkaterra L. Valenzuela G., G. Calatayud H., J. Farfan V., I. Huamantupa Ch., A. Monteagudo M., & E. Suclli M. In Spanish In the late 1980s, Alwyn H. Gentry and Enrique Forero conceptualized the idea of local floristic inventories that would culminate in the publication of descriptive floras of areas previously selected in Amazonian Colombia and Peru. The project in the Reserva Cusco Amazónico (today called Inkaterra Reserva Amazónica) in the Madre de Dios region, culminated in the presentation of this work.The Flórula de la Reserva Ecológica Inkaterra compiles all currently known vascular species in the Reserve and nearby areas, such as Rolin Island, Concepción Field Station (ATI), and Lake Sandoval. The work consists of two main parts: the introduction and the descriptive flora, which includes 127 families, 593 genera, and 1,266 vascular plant species. ISBN 9786034504301 SKU 07103 2007 448 pp. $25 120 color plates, map 6 Missouri Botanical Garden Press New Titles Flora of North America Volume 27, Bryophytes: Mosses, Part 1 Flora of North America Editorial Committee In English Intended to provide up-to-date synoptic coverage of all bryophyte species of the North American Continent and Greenland, with approximately one of every three species illustrated. This is the first of three volumes. Most acrocarpous mosses will be in Vol. 27, the remainder and all pleurocarpous mosses in Vol. 28, and hornworts and liverworts in Vol. 29. Introductory chapters will be distributed among all three volumes. Keys to all genera are planned for the second volume (mosses)