CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology (5 Volume Set)

Written as a reference to be used within University, Departmental, Public, Institutional, Herbaria, and Arobreta libraries, this book provides the first starting point for better access to data on medicinal and poisonous plants. Built upon the successful CRC World Dictionary of Plant Namesand the CRC World Dictionary of Grasses, the author provides the names of roughly 1,000 genera and thousands of species of grass. It offers Genus names with authorities, synonyms, common names, and etymology. Some entries also include the number of species, geographic range, and a brief description. Also included are the vernacular names, rejected names, and orthographic variants.