Title
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
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