Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii (BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP MUSEUM SPECIAL PUBLICATION) - Hardcover

Wagner, Warren L.; Etc.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0824811526 ISBN 13: 9780824811525

Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press, 1990

Synopsis

Keys to and descriptions of the 146 families, 649 genera, and 1,817 species of native and naturalized plants, arranged alphabetically within the dicots and monocots. Each species is presented with its accepted scientific name, Hawaiian and English common names, nomenclatural and taxonomic synonyms, chromosome numbers if available, and geographical and ecological ranges, as well as notes on taxonomic problems and ethnobotanical information. More than half of the species and nearly all genera have illustrations (b&w). V.2 carries the index for both volumes. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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Review

"The most significant botanical publication on Pacific plants in recent decades."

The most complete and beautifully presented manual that this reviewer has ever seen. It will be an indispensable tool for serious students of the flora of Hawaii.-- "Choice"

Outstanding. . . . Balanced and sound taxonomy and careful scholarship [are] characteristic of this whole work. . . . One of the most impressive Floras of the whole 20th century.-- "Kew Bulletin"

A very important tool for years to come for botanists studying the floristic and biogeographic questions involving these islands. The authors of this two volume set are to be commended on the production of a significant contribution to the understanding of an extremely interesting flora.-- "Phytologia"

A first class work. . . . The book will be an example for other compilers of floras to follow, and will be the basis for future study of the fascinating flora of the islands.-- "Brittonia"

The most significant botanical publication on Pacific plants in recent decades. . . . With the aid of many collaborating specialists, the authors have produced a comprehensive manual, with full descriptions, keys to taxa at all ranks, excellent illustrations, and extensive comments on Hawaiian geology, climate, vegetation, ethnobotany, etc.-- "Flora Vitiensis Nova"

Synopsis

Keys to and descriptions of the 146 families, 649 genera, and 1,817 species of native and naturalized plants, arranged alphabetically within the dicots and monocots. Each species is presented with its accepted scientific name, Hawaiian and English common names, nomenclatural and taxonomic synonyms, chromosome numbers if available, and geographical

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0824811526
• ISBN 13: 9780824811525
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 2000