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Plant Resources of South-East Asia Is a Multivolume Handbook That Aims Plant Resources of South-East Asia is a multivolume handbook that aims to summarize knowledge about useful plants for workers in education, research, extension and industry. The following institutions are reponsible for the coordi­ nation of the Prosea Programme and the handbook: - Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM), Karung Berkunci 201, Jalan FRI Kepong, 52109 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Widya Graha, Jalan Gatot Subroto 10,Jakart a 12710, Indonesia - Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (IEBR), Nghia Do, Tu Liem, Hanoi, Vietnam - Papua New Guinea University ofTechnolog y (UNITECH), Private Mail Bag, Lae, Papua New Guinea - Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research &Developmen t (PCARRD), Los Bahos, Laguna, the Philippines - Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR), 196 Phahonyothin Road, Bank Khen, Bangkok 10900, Thailand - Wageningen Agricultural University (WAU), Costerweg 50, 6701 BH Wa­ geningen, the Netherlands This survey of species is intended to help editors and authors of the handbook on plant resources of South-East Asia to check the correct scientific names, and to decide which species should be considered for inclusion in the handbook and which commodity group each species can best be assigned to. Being based on old sources, this survey is only a starting point. The final composition of each commodity group should be determined by the editorial team of each group. In 1989 a 'Version 1' of this basic list has been distributed within the Prosea Network only. Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek Centrum voor Plantenveredeling*- en Reproduktieonderzoek (CPRO-DLO) Centrum voor Genetische Bronnen Nederland Postbus 16 6700 AA Wageningen Plant Resources of South-East Asia Basic list of species and commodity grouping Final version P.C.M. Jansen, R.H.M.J. Lemmens, L.P.A. Oyen, J.S. Siemonsma, F.M. Stavast and J.L.C.H. van Valkenburg (Editors) Dienst Landbouwkundig Ontfemek Centrum voor Plantenveredeling«- en Reproduktieonderzoek (CPRO-DLO) Centrum voor Genetische Bronnen Nederland Postbus 16 •700 AA Wagenlngen Pudoc Wageningen 1991 CIP-Data Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag Plant Plant resources of South-East Asia. - Wageningen :Pudoc . Basic list of species and commodity grouping : final version / P.C.M. Jansen... [et al.] (eds.). With réf. ISBN 90-220-1055-4 bound NUGI835 Subject heading : plant names ; South-East Asia. ISBN 90-220-1055-4 NUGI 835 © Prosea Foundation, Bogor, Indonesia, 1991. © Pudoc-DLO, Wageningen, the Netherlands, 1991. No part of this publication, apart from bibliographic data and brief quotations embodied in critical reviews, may be reproduced, re-recorded or published in any form including print, photocopy, microfilm, electric or electromagnetic record without written permission from the publisher, Pudoc, P.O. Box 4, 6700A A Wageningen, the Netherlands. Printed in the Netherlands. Contents Contributors for updating 7 1 Introduction 11 1.1 Objectives 11 1.2 Codes used 12 1.3 Structure of the basic list 13 1.4 Commodity grouping 13 1.5 Updating the scientific names 15 1.6 Conclusions 20 2 Basic list of species (alphabetic) 21 3 Basic list of species (by commodity group) 177 Cereals 179 Root and tuber plants 180 Sago and related starch-producing plants 182 Pulses 183 Vegetable oils and fats 184 Edible fruits and nuts 187 Vegetables 201 Spices and condiments 209 Essential-oil plants 213 Plants used for beverages 215 Plants used for chewing 217 Plants used for smoking 218 Narcotic plants 219 Medicinal plants 220 Plants producing sugars, alcohols or acids 251 Timber trees 252 Fibre plants 297 Feed plants including forage and pasture plants 304 Dye-producing plants 313 Tannin-producing plants 316 Rattans 318 Bamboos 322 Latex-producing plants 324 Resin-producing plants 327 Camphor-producing plants 328 Balsam-producing plants 329 Gum-producing plants 330 Wax-producing plants 331 Plants producing aromatic resin 332 Aromatic woods 333 Plants producing poisons, including insecticides 334 Plants used for making baskets, mats and wickerwork 339 Plants used for packing and thatching 341 Shade and cover plants in agriculture, including mulches and green manures 342 Hedge and wayside plants 347 Fuel plants: charcoal; firewood 349 Ornamental plants: cycads; conifers; palms; bulbs; ornamental flowers, orchids, herbs, shrubs, trees; ornamental fruits and seeds; aquatic plants 350 Lower plants: algae 364 fungi 366 lichens 369 mosses 369 ferns 370 Contributors for updating - A. Aptroot, Institute of Systematic Botany, University of Utrecht, P.O. Box 80102, 3508 TC Utrecht, the Netherlands. - W.R. Barker, The Botanic Gardens of Adelaide and State Herbarium, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia. - C.C.Berg , Milde Arboretum, University of Bergen, N-5067 Store Milde, Norway. - J.J. Bos, Department of Plant Taxonomy, Wageningen Agricultural University, P.O. Box 8010, 6700 ED Wageningen, the Netherlands. - B.L. Burtt, Royal Botanic Garden, Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, Scotland, Great Britain. - M.J.E. Coode, The Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB England, Great Britain. - Ding Hou, Rijksherbarium, University of Leiden, P.O. Box 9514, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands. - J. Dransfield, The Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB, England, Great Britain. - Ms S. Dransfield, The Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB, England, Great Britain. - R.B. Faden, US National Herbarium, Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC 20560, USA. - I. Friis, The Botanical Museum, University of Copenhagen, Gothersgade L30, DK-1123 Copenhagen K, Denmark. - D.G. Frodin, Department of Botany, Academy of Natural Sciences, 19th and the Parkway, Logan Square, Philadelphia, PA 1903, USA. - R. Geesink, Rijksherbarium, University of Leiden, P.O. Box 9514, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands. - D.J. Goyder, The Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB, England, Great Britain. - B. Hansen, The Botanical Museum, University of Copenhagen, Gothersgade 130, DK-1123 Copenhagen K, Denmark. - C. Hansen, The Botanical Museum, University of Copenhagen, Gothersgade 130, DK-1123 Copenhagen K, Denmark. - I.C. Hedge, Royal Botanic Garden, Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, Scotland, Great Britain. - R.J.F. Henderson, Queensland Herbarium, Meiers Road, Indooroopilly, Queensland 4068, Australia. - E.C.H. van Heusden, Institute of Systematic Botany, University of Utrecht, P.O. Box 80102, 3508 TC Utrecht, the Netherlands. - P.H. Hovenkamp, Rijksherbarium, University of Leiden, P.O. Box 9514, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands. - D.R. Hunt, The Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB, England, Great Britain. - C. Jeffrey, The Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB, England, Great Britain. - J.P. Jessop, The Botanic Gardens of Adelaide and State Herbarium, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia. - L.A.S. Johnson, National Herbarium of New South Wales, Royal Botanic Gardens, Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia. - C.C.H. Jongkind, Department of Plant Taxonomy, Wageningen Agricultural University, P.O. Box 8010, 6700 ED Wageningen, the Netherlands. W.F.B. Jülich, Rijksherbarium, University of Leiden, P.O. Box 9514, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands. C. Kalkman, Rijksherbarium, University of Leiden, P.O. Box 9514, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands. Ms R. Kiew, Jabatan Biologi, Fakulti Sains dan Pengajian Alam Sekitar, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. A.J.G.H. Kostermans, Prosea Network Office, Centre for Research & Development in Biology (CRDB), P.O. Box 234, Bogor 16122, Indonesia. K. Kubitzki, Institut für Allgemeine Botanik und Botanischer Garten, Herbarium, Jungiusstrasse 6-8, D-2000 Hamburg 13, Germany. Ms J.M. Lamond, Royal Botanic Garden, Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, Scotland, Great Britain. M.A. Latiff, Faculty of Life Sciences, National University Malaysia (UKM), 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia. DJ. de Laubenfels, Syracuse University, Department of Geography, 343 HB Crouse Hall, Syracuse, New York 13244-1160, USA. P.W. Leenhouts, Rijksherbarium, University of Leiden, P.O. Box 9514, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands. A.J.M. Leeuwenberg, Department of Plant Taxonomy, Wageningen Agricultural University, P.O. Box 8010, 6700 ED Wageningen, the Netherlands. A. Lourteig, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Laboratoire de Phanérogamie, 16 Rue de Buffon, 75005 Paris, France. P.J.M. Maas, Institute of Systematic Botany, University of Utrecht, P.O. Box 80102, 3508 TC Utrecht, the Netherlands. R. van der Meijden, Rijksherbarium, University of Leiden, P.O. Box 9514, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands. A.A. Munir, The Botanic Gardens of Adelaide and State Herbarium, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia. D.H. Nicolson, US National Herbarium, Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC 20560, USA. H.P. Nooteboom, Rijksherbarium, University of Leiden, P.O. Box 9514, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands. Ms CM. Pannell, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RA, England, Great Britain. W.F. Prud'homme van Reine, Rijksherbarium, University of Leiden, P.O. Box 9514, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands. CE. Ridsdale, Rijksherbarium, University of Leiden, P.O. Box 9514, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands. H. Riedl, Naturhistorisches Museum
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