Flora of the Marquesas 1 Ericaceae-Convolvulacae

Related Titles

Series: Smithsonian contributions to botany, no. 23

By

Sachet, Marie-Hélène

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Washington, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1975-

Notes

Includes index.

Incomplete Contents: 1. Ericaceae-Convolvulacae.

This is the first installment of a vascular Flora of the Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia). It contains floristic taxonomic treatments, keys, synonymy, descriptions, distribution, ethnobotany including uses and vernacular names, citations of geographic records, and herbarium specimens of the families Ericaceae, Epacridaceae, Myrsinaceae, Primulaceae, Plumbaginaceae, Sapotaceae, Oleaceae, Loganiaceae, Gentianaceae, Apocynaceae, Asclepiadaceae, and Convolvulaceae. A brief introduction outlines the history of the botany of the Marquesas, the materials on which the flora is based, problems in interpreting and using some of the collections, the climatic and geographic setting of the Marquesan Archipelago, and acknowledgments. Other families will follow in future installments as they are completed.

Subjects

Botany , French Polynesia , Marquesas Islands

BHL Collections

Women in Natural History

Call Number

QK1 .S2747 no. 23, etc.

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.131636
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/74030425
OCLC: 1119807
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51406748