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Fathers of Botany
The Discovery of Chinese Plants by European Missionaries
Jane Kilpatrick
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2014
Many of the world’s most renowned and exciting ornamental plants—including magnolias, roses, rhododendrons, tree peonies, lilies, and blue poppies—have their origins in China. In the mid-nineteenth century, professional plant hunters were dispatched by nurseries and botanic gardens to collect living botanical specimens from China for cultivation in Europe, and it is these adventurers and nurserymen who are often credited with the explosive bloom of Chinese flowers in the West.

But as Jane Kilpatrick shows in Fathers of Botany, the first Westerners to come upon and document this bounty were in fact cut from a different cloth: the clergy. Following the Opium Wars, European missionaries were the first explorers to dig further into the Chinese interior and send home evidence of one of the richest and most varied floras ever seen, and it was their discoveries that caused a sensation among Western plantsmen. Both men of faith and talented botanists alike, these missionaries lent their names to many of the plants they discovered, but their own stories disappeared into the leaf litter of history. Drawing on their letters and contemporary accounts, Kilpatrick focuses on the lives of four great French missionary botanists—Pères Armand David (of Davidia involucrata—the dove tree—and discoverer of the giant panda), Jean Marie Delavay, Paul Guillaume Farges, and Jean André Soulié—as well as a group of other French priests, Franciscan missionaries, and a single German Protestant pastor who all amassed significant plant collections, as she unearths a lost chapter of botanical history. In so doing, she reminds today’s gardeners and botanists—and any of us who stop to smell the roses—of the enormous debt owed to these obscure fathers of botany.
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Field Guide to the Introduced Flora of South Georgia
Rebecca Upson, Bradley Myer, Kelvin Floyd, Jennifer Lee, and Colin Clubbe
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2017
In the late eighteenth century, the first sealing ships from England arrived in South Georgia. With them came a host of invasive plants, which set to work upending the island ecosystem. Today, forty-one non-native plant species are established in the region and, even a century later, they continue to threaten the native species and habitats of South Georgia.
This is the first field guide to comprehensively cover these species, providing full-color photographs, distribution maps, and species descriptions, plus keys to the grasses and sedges of the area. This guide is accessible even to non-botanists and also provides an opportunity for visitors to be part of a citizen science program contributing sightings and improving our knowledge of the introduced flora of South Georgia.
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Field Guide to the Orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean
Rolf Kühn, Henrik Ærenlund Pedersen, and Phillip Cribb
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2024
An updated, comprehensive guide to the orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean region.

Field Guide to the Orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean: Second Edition is a comprehensive photographic guide to the orchids of the region written by leading experts, who between them have decades of orchid field and research experience. The book covers orchids from Europe and the Mediterranean, extending to Turkey and the immediate near east of North Africa and Macaronesia.

Many guides to orchids of this region exist, but in this completely revised second edition, the authors have drawn on the latest scientific research to bring clarity to orchid identification and names, with an emphasis on the natural variability that exists in many wild species. This edition incorporates the latest updates in taxonomy. With over 2000 color photographs and new images, the book provides the reader with an accessible and easy-to-use identification guide to the natural variability seen in these orchids.

The book covers thirty genera and their species including Ophrys, Cypripedium, Orchis, Dactylorhiza, Epipactis, and Serapias, as well as seventy natural hybrids. Much of the confusion over identification is due to the morphological variation a species can have within a habitat and across its distribution, and therefore to simplify identification, several images accompany each species to illustrate this diversity, along with notes on distinguishing features and distribution maps. Each species is also accompanied by common names and important synonyms, as well as notes on habitat, flowering times, and distinguishing features.
 
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Field Guide to the Orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean
Rolf Kuehn, Henrik Pedersen, and Phillip Cribb
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2018
Field Guide to the Orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean is a comprehensive manual that pairs thousands of color photographs with expert guidance, making it easy for readers to identify the varied orchid species of this region. The authors bring decades of field and research experience to this project and combine their first-hand knowledge with the latest scientific research, making this the most thorough and up-to-date book available.

The book covers orchids from Europe and the Mediterranean, as well as areas in Turkey and the immediate near east of North Africa and Macaronesia. It includes thirty genera and their species including Ophrys, Cypripedium, Orchis, Dactylorhiza, Epipactis, and Serapias, as well as seventy natural hybrids. The authors emphasize the natural variability that exists in many wild species and work to eliminate the confusion that can arise due to the morphological variation. Each species includes multiple images to illustrate this diversity as well as notes on distinguishing features and distribution maps. Common names and important synonyms accompany each species alongside notes on habitat, flowering times, and distinguishing features.
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Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar
Phillip Cribb and Johan Hermans
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2009

As is the case with many other rare and sought-after species of plant and animal, Madagascar is one of the world’s prime locations for orchids, which make up the largest family of flowering plants on the island. Madagascar is home to nearly one thousand different species of orchids—which make up nearly ten percent of the island’s flora—nearly nine hundred of them endemic. Orchids are found in almost every habitat on the island, from the mountains to the coasts, and this field guide—the first of its kind, fully illustrated with color photographs and packed with details to aid identification—is an invaluable tool for researchers and ecotourists visiting the island.

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Field Guide to the Plants of the Falkland Islands
Thomas Heller, Rebecca Upson, and Richard Lewis
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2018
Field Guide to the Plants of the Falkland Islands is the output from a collaboration between scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Falklands Conservation, who have been working together for many years. With recent additions to the flora, there are now 181 vascular plant species recorded as native to the Islands, including one natural hybrid, as well as 14 vascular plant species that are endemic to the Falklands and therefore found nowhere else. This new comprehensive field guide covers over 300 species, including both native and non-native, from 14 broad habitat types.
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Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Algarve
Chris Thorogood and Simon Hiscock
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2014
The Algarve region is one of the most popular holiday destinations in Europe—more than seven million tourists enjoy the beaches and culture of southern Portugal each year. While its mild climate entices human visitors, it also encourages natives of the floral variety. Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Algarve is the first comprehensive guide to these flowers. It covers more than one thousand of the species found in the area, which includes the remarkable Cape St. Vincent Peninsula National Park.

With the Field Guide, visitors can find the best places and times to see the plants. The Guide also explains their habitats and vegetation types. Richly illustrated, it includes hundreds of color photos and line drawings to aid identification, plus distribution maps that make it easy to plan trips and find nearby species.

Introductory passages give environmental context and cover climate, geology, agriculture, wildflower classification, and flower morphology. Written to appeal to both amateur naturalists and professional botanists alike, this is the essential companion for anyone drawn to the rich beauty of the Algarve.
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Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Algarve
Second Edition
Chris Thorogood and Simon Hiscock
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2019
The Algarve region of southern Portugal is an area of immense botanical importance with numerous endemic and rare species. It is also one of the most popular holiday destinations in Europe, where it sees more than seven million tourists per year. Scientists and sightseers alike are drawn to the lovely flowers that dot the landscape. This is one of the few comprehensive identification guides that caters to both kinds of visitors, and the first edition has been a best-seller.

This second edition is fully updated with new species and new findings. Information is provided on where and when to see plants with information on their habitat and vegetation types. Rare and unusual plants of the region are highlighted, including orchids and parasitic plants. The more than one thousand descriptions are accompanied throughout with over 650 stunning color photographs, 780 line drawings, and distribution maps.
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Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Eastern Mediterranean
Chris Thorogood
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2019
Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the EasternMediterranean is the most comprehensive and up-to-date plant identification guide to the area. This large area has a complex and varied geology and topography but is united by its typically Mediterranean climate of hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters. The eastern Mediterranean has an exceptionally high number of endemic species, and a flora quite distinct from the western Mediterranean Basin.

The geographic coverage of this book spans the Ionian Archipelago, mainland Greece, Peloponnese, Aegean Islands, Crete, Cyprus, Mediterranean Turkey, and the coasts of Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria. Featuring more than three thousand plants, this easy-to-use guide focuses on the most common and conspicuous species that occur in the area, with plant descriptions, color photographs, and illustrations throughout. A section on where to see wild flowers in the region is included, as well as a glossary of terms. An ideal companion for wildlife and plant enthusiasts, this guide will enable anyone to reliably identify wild flowers in the field.
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Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Western Mediterranean, Second Edition
Chris Thorogood
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2021
A thorough field guide to the wildflowers of the western Mediterranean’s sunny shores.
 
The western Mediterranean—running from Italy to Portugal and encompassing Corsica, Sardinia, the Balearic Islands, and coastal North Africa—is one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, home to more than 10,000 plant species. This updated edition of the Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Western Mediterranean is the most comprehensive plant identification guide to the area. Covering more than 2,500 plants, this accessible guide focuses on the most common and conspicuous species that occur in the area, with descriptions, color photographs, and illustrations throughout. The book also includes sections on where to find native plants in the wild, as well as a glossary of terms. An ideal companion for wildlife and plant enthusiasts, this guide will enable even the most botanically blind to reliably identify native flora in the sunny and coastal climes of the western Mediterranean.
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Field Guide to the Wild Plants of Oman
Helen Pickering and Annette Patzelt
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2008

This compact volume is a handy, thorough guide to the wild plants found in the small Middle Eastern nation of Oman. A short introduction provides an overview of Oman’s geography and remarkable environmental diversity, followed by catalog of more than 250 common species of plants, enhanced by color photographs designed to assist with quick identification in the field. Descriptive accounts—including details of habitat, uses, and worldwide distribution—round out the individual entries, while a glossary of botanical terms, a bibliography, and an index of scientific and vernacular names combine to make this an invaluable reference.

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Field Guide to the Wildflowers of the Western Mediterranean
Chris Thorogood
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2016
The Western Mediterranean is home to more than 10,000 plant species, which makes it one of the most important regions in the world for biodiversity. This book is the most comprehensive and up-to-date guide to Western Mediterranean wildflowers, covering southern Europe from the Portuguese Algarve to Italy, and Morocco to Tunisia in North Africa, along with all the islands in between. It features 2,500 plants, and its more than 800 line drawings and color photographs make it the ideal companion for field identification.
 
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Flora of Iraq Volume 6
Compositae
Edited by Shahina A. Ghazanfar, John R. Edmondson, D. J. Nicholas Hind
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2019
The Flora of Iraq is the only flora for this region in the Middle East. It enables anyone documenting, studying, or managing Iraq’s vast and rich flora to identify the vascular cryptograms and flowering plants. In addition to the detailed taxonomic information, a large amount of supplementary data of general biological interest and economic interest is provided, as well as notes on vernacular names. Nearing completion, it fills a major gap in the floral knowledge of Iraq. Volume 6 covers the Compositae in its entirety.
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Flora of Iraq Volume Five Part One
Elatinaceae to Sphenocleaceae
Edited by Shahina A. Ghazanfar
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2015
The Flora of Iraq is the only botanical guide for this region in the Middle East. It enables anyone documenting, studying, or managing Iraq’s vast and rich flora to identify the area’s vascular cryptogams (plants that do not make seeds) as well as its flowering plants. In addition to detailed taxonomic information, a large amount of supplementary data of general biological and economic interest is provided, as well as notes on vernacular names. Rounding out a series decades in the making, it is a vital contribution to our floral knowledge of Iraq.
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Flora of Iraq, Volume Five, Part Two
Lythraceae to Campanulaceae
Edited by Shahina A. Ghazanfar and John R. Edmondson
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2014
The Flora of Iraq is the only comprehensive reference for this region in the Middle East. It enables anyone documenting, studying, or managing Iraq’s vast and rich flora to identify the vascular cryptograms and flowering plants. In addition to detailed taxonomic information, it includes general biological and economic data, as well as notes on vernacular names. As this collection nears completion, it fills a major gap in the floral knowledge of Iraq.
 
Plant families included in Volume 5, Part 2 are Lythraceae, Onagraceae, Haloragaceae, Gentianaceae, Menyanthaceae, Primulaceae, Plumbaginaceae, Plantaginaceae, Crassulaceae, Saxifragaceae, Vahliaceae, Umbelliferae, Valerianaceae, Dipsaceae, and Campanulaceae.   
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Flora of the Guianas Series A
Meliaceae
Edited by Sylvia Mota de Oliveira
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2016
A critical, illustrated look at the flora of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, designed to treat phanerogams as well as cryptogams of the area. This edition covers the Meliaceae family, and provides plant descriptions, distribution, and taxonomic keys. 
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Flora of the Guianas. Series A
Phanerogams Fascicle 23
M. J. Jansen-Jacobs
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2006
A descriptive account of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalised in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, together with information on exotic ornamental and crop plants. Prepared at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in co-operation with the East African Herbarium, the National Herbarium of Tanzania, and the Herbaria of Makerere University and Dar es Salaam University.
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Flora of the Guianas. Series A
Phanerogams Fascicle 24
M. J. Jansen-Jacobs
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2007
A critical, illustrated Flora of Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana, designed to treat phanerogams as well as cryptogams of the area. Publication takes place in fascicles, each treating a family or group of related families. Treatments provide fundamental and applied information, covering, when possible, wood anatomy, chemical analysis, economic uses, vernacular names and data on endangered species.
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Flora of the Guianas. Series A
Phanerogams Fascicle 25
M. J. Jansen-Jacobs
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2007
Covers the mistletoe families:-

105a. Eremolepidaceae
105b. Loranthaceae
106. Viscaceae
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Flora of the Guianas. Series A
Phanerogams Fascicle 26
Edited by M.J. Jansen-Jacobs
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2008
A contribution to the Flora of the Guianas series from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

A critical, illustrated Flora of Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana, designed to treat phanerogams as well as cryptogams of the area.
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Flora of the Guianas Series A
Phanerogams Fascicle 27: 71. Cyrillaceae, 79. Theophrastaceae, 86. Habdodendraceae, 90. Proteaceae, 100. Combretaceae, 113. Dichapetalaceae, 167. Limnocharitaceae, 168. Alismataceae
Edited by M.J. Jansen-Jacobs
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2009
Descriptions and illustrations of species in the following families:-

71. Cyrillaceae, 79. Theophrastaceae, 86. Habdodendraceae, 90. Proteaceae, 100. Combretaceae, 113. Dichapetalaceae 167. Limnochoaritaceae, 168. Alismataceae
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Flora of the Guianas Series A
Phanerogams Fascicle 28: Leguminosae Subfamily 87. Mimosoideae.
Edited by M. J. Jansen-Jacobs
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2011
A critical, illustrated Flora of Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana, designed to treat phanerogams as well as cryptogams of the area. Publication takes place in fascicles, each treating a family or group of related families. Treatments provide fundamental and applied information, covering, when possible, wood anatomy, chemical analysis, economic uses, vernacular names and data on endangered species.
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Flora of the Guianas Series A
Phanerogams Fascicle 29: 127 Sapindaceae
Edited by Sylvia Mota de Oliveira
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2013
 A critical, illustrated look at the flora of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, designed to treat phanerogams as well as cryptogams of the area. This edition covers the Sapindaceae family, and provides plant descriptions, distribution, and taxonomic keys.
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Flora of the Guianas
Series A: Phanerogams Fascicle 30: 139 Gentianaceae
Edited by Sylvia Mota de Oliveira
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2014
The Gentianaceae family is wildly diverse, with members ranging from annual and perennial herbs, to shrubs, to tropical trees and woody lianes. Their wide range means that many species of Gentiana are popular in gardens, especially those cultivated as rock garden or herbaceous border perennials. Flora of the Guianas Gentianaceae takes a critical, illustrated look at this family as it appears in Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. The volume includes species descriptions, distribution, habitat, and vernacular names, as well as line drawings throughout.
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Flora of the Guianas Series C
Bryophytes Fascicle 2
Edited by M. J. Jansen-Jacobs
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2011
A critical, illustrated Flora of Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana, designed to treat phanerogams as well as cryptogams of the area. Each fascicle treats a family or group of related families, providing fundamental and applied information, covering, where relevant, wood anatomy, chemical analysis, economic uses, vernacular names and data on endangered species.
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Flora of the Guianas Series E (Fungi and Lichens)
Cladoniaceae
Edited by Sylvia Mota de Oliveira
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2014
A critical, illustrated look at the flora of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, designed to treat phanerogams as well as cryptogams of the area. This edition covers the Cladoniaceae family, and provides plant descriptions, distribution, and taxonomic keys. 
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Acanthaceae II
Edited by H. J. Beentje and S. A. Ghazanfar
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2010
A descriptive account of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalized in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, together with information on exotic ornamental and crop plants. At least one species per genus is illustrated, and the bibliography and synonymy are sufficiently detailed to explain the nomenclature and taxonomic circumscriptions within a broad regional context. The Flora is a part work published in fascicles (paperback).
 
 
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Acanthaceae Part 1
H. J. Beentje
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2000
A descriptive account of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalised in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, together with information on exotic ornamental and crop plants. Prepared at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in co-operation with the East African Herbarium, the National Herbarium of Tanzania, and the Herbaria of Makerere University and Dar es Salaam University.
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Apocynaceae II
Edited by Henk J. Beentje
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2012
The Flora of Tropical East Africa is a descriptive, extensively illustrated account of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalized in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, together with information on exotic ornamental and crop plants. At least one species of each genus is illustrated, and the bibliography and synonymy are sufficiently detailed to explain the nomenclature and taxonomic circumscriptions within a broad regional context. This part of the series is the second volume devoted to the Apocynaceae  family or dogbane, which includes trees, shrubs, herbs, and lianas.  
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Asparagaceae
Sebsebe Demissew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2006
Being a descriptive account of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalised in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, together with information on exotic ornamental and crop plants.

Prepared at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in co-operation with the East African Herbarium, the National Herbarium of Tanzania, and the Herbaria of Makerere University and Dar es Salaam University.
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Aspleniaceae
Kew Publishing
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2008
Being a descriptive account of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalised in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, together with information on exotic ornamental and crop plants.

Prepared at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in co-operation with the East African Herbarium, the National Herbarium of Tanzania, and the Herbaria of Makerere University and Dar es Salaam University.
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Blechnaceae
H. J. Beentje
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2006
Being a descriptive account of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalised in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, together with information on exotic ornamental and crop plants.

Prepared at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in co-operation with the East African Herbarium, the National Herbarium of Tanzania, and the Herbaria of Makerere University and Dar es Salaam University.
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Colchicaceae
H. J. Beentje
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2005
Being a descriptive account of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalised in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, together with information on exotic ornamental and crop plants.

Prepared at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in co-operation with the East African Herbarium, the National Herbarium of Tanzania, and the Herbaria of Makerere University and Dar es Salaam University.
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Commelinaceae
Edited by Henk Beentje
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2012

The Flora of Tropical East Africa is a descriptive, extensively illustrated account of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalized in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, together with information on exotic ornamental and crop plants. At least one species of each genus is illustrated, and the bibliography and synonymy are sufficiently detailed to explain the nomenclature and taxonomic circumscriptions within a broad regional context. This part covers the Commelinaceae family.

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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Compositae (Part 3)
H. J. Beentje
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2005
Being a descriptive account of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalised in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, together with information on exotic ornamental and crop plants.

Prepared at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in co-operation with the East African Herbarium, the National Herbarium of Tanzania, and the Herbaria of Makerere University and Dar es Salaam University.
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Cyatheaceae
H. J. Beentje
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2005
Being a descriptive account of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalised in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, together with information on exotic ornamental and crop plants.

Prepared at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in co-operation with the East African Herbarium, the National Herbarium of Tanzania, and the Herbaria of Makerere University and Dar es Salaam University.
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Cyperaceae
Edited by H. J. Beentje and S. A. Ghazanfar
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2010
The Flora of Tropical East Africa is a descriptive, extensively illustrated account of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalized in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, together with information on exotic ornamental and crop plants. At least one species of each genus is illustrated with a fully annotated, and the bibliography and synonymy are sufficiently detailed to explain the nomenclature and taxonomic circumscriptions within a broad regional context.
This part is devoted to the substantial family of Cyperaceae - or sedges.
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Dracaenaceae
Edited by H.J. Beentje and S.A. Ghazanfar
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2007
Being a descriptive account of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalised in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, together with information on exotic ornamental and crop plants.

Prepared at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in co-operation with the East African Herbarium, the National Herbarium of Tanzania, and the Herbaria of Makerere University and Dar es Salaam University.
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Hymenophyllaceae
H. J. Beentje and S. A. Ghazanfar
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2000
A descriptive account of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalised in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, together with information on exotic ornamental and crop plants. Prepared at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in co-operation with the East African Herbarium, the National Herbarium of Tanzania, and the Herbaria of Makerere University and Dar es Salaam University.
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
Edited by H.J. Beentje and S.A. Ghazanfar
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2010
Being a descriptive account of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalised in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, together with information on exotic ornamental and crop plants.

Prepared at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in co-operation with the East African Herbarium, the National Herbarium of Tanzania, and the Herbaria of Makerere University and Dar es Salaam University.
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Malvaceae
Edited by H.J. Beentje and S.A. Ghazanfar
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2010
A descriptive account of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalised in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, together with information on exotic ornamental and crop plants. At least one species in each genus is illustrated, and the bibliography and synonymy are sufficiently detailed to explain nomenclature and taxonomic circumscriptions within a broad regional context. The Flora is a part work published in paperback fascicles.
The 'Malvaceae' includes the genera Pavonia, Hibiscus and Abutilon.
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Ochnaceae
H. J. Beentje
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2000
A descriptive account of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalised in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, together with information on exotic ornamental and crop plants. Prepared at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in co-operation with the East African Herbarium, the National Herbarium of Tanzania, and the Herbaria of Makerere University and Dar es Salaam University.
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Scrophulariaceae
H. J. Beentje
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2008
Being a descriptive account of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalised in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, together with information on exotic ornamental and crop plants.

Prepared at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in co-operation with the East African Herbarium, the National Herbarium of Tanzania, and the Herbaria of Makerere University and Dar es Salaam University.
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Solanaceae
Edited by Henk J. Beentje
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2012

The Flora of Tropical East Africa is a descriptive, extensively illustrated account of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalized in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, together with information on exotic ornamental and crop plants. At least one species of each genus is illustrated, and the bibliography and synonymy are sufficiently detailed to explain the nomenclature and taxonomic circumscriptions within a broad regional context. This part of the series is devoted to the Solanaceae or nightshade family, which includes both important agricultural crops as well as a number of toxic plants.

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Flora Zambesiaca Compositae 6(5)
D. J. Nicholas Hind
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2024
An authoritative account of Compositae.

The Flora Zambesiaca series provides comprehensive descriptive accounts of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalized in Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and the Caprivi Strip. Volume 6 (5) covers part of Compositae, including detailed plant descriptions and botanical illustrations to aid identification.
 
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Flora Zambesiaca Volume 10 Part 4
J. Timberlake
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2002
Gramineae (Tribe Andropogoneae).
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Flora Zambesiaca Volume 12 Part 1
Araceae (Including Lemnaceae)
Edited by J. R. Timberlake and E. S. Martins
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2012
The Flora Zambesiaca series provides comprehensive descriptive accounts of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalised in Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and the Caprivi Strip. Published in paperback following a modified Bentham & Hooker system, as parts or as whole volumes as and when they are complete.
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Flora Zambesiaca Volume 12 Part 2
Dioscoreaceae, Taccaceae, Burmanniaceae, Pandanaceae, Velloziaceae, Colchicaceae, Liliaceae, Smilacaceae
Edited by Jonathan Timberlake
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2009
Flora Zambesiaca Volume 12 Part 2 - comprising:-

Alismataceae, Limnocharitaceae, Hydrocharitaceae, Najadaceae, Aponogetonaceae, Juncaginaceae, Potamogetonaceae, Zosteraceae, Zannichelliaceae, Cymodoceaceae, Dioscoreaceae, Burmanniaceae, Pandanaceae, Velloziaceae, Colchicaceae, Liliaceae, Smilacaceae.
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Flora Zambesiaca Volume 13 (3) Hyancinthaceae
Edited by Benoit Loeuille
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2023
An authoritative account of Hyancinthaceae.

The Flora Zambesiaca series provides comprehensive descriptive accounts of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalized in Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and the Caprivi Strip. Volume 14 covers the Hyancinthaceae in its entirety, including detailed plant descriptions and botanical illustrations to aid identification.
 
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Flora Zambesiaca Volume 13 Part 1
Edited by J. R. Timberlake
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2008
Newly published volume in the acclaimed Flora Zambesiaca series. This part covers the families Asparagaceae, Behniaceae, Agavaceae, Anthericaceae, Alliaceae, Agapanthaceae and Amaryllidaceae.
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Flora Zambesiaca Volume 13 Part 2
: Eriospermaceae, Dracaenaceae, Arecaceae (Palmae), Pontederiaceae, Bromeliaceae, Mayacaceae
Edited by Jonathan Timberlake
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2011
The Flora Zambesiaca series provides comprehensive descriptive accounts of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalised in Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and the Caprivi Strip.

This part covers the families:-
Eriospermaceae, Dracaenaceae, Arecaceae (Palmae), Pontederiaceae, Bromeliaceae, Mayacaceae.
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Flora Zambesiaca Volume 13 Part 4
Xyridaceae, Eriocaulaceae, Typhaceae, Restionaceae, Flagellariaceae, Juncaceae, Musaceae, Strelitziaceae, Costaceae, Zingiberaceae, Cannaceae, Marantaceae
Edited by Jonathan Timberlake
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2010
The Flora Zambesiaca series provides comprehensive descriptive accounts of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalised in Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and the Caprivi Strip.

This volume covers Xyridaceae, Eriocaulaceae, Typhaceae, Restionaceae, Flagellariaceae, Juncaceae, Musaceae, Strelitziaceae, Costaceae, Zingiberaceae, Cannaceae, Marantaceae.
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Flora Zambesiaca Volume 14 Part 1
Cyperaceae
Edited by Miguel A. Garcia and Jonathan R. Timberlake
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2020
 The Flora Zambesiaca series provides comprehensive descriptive accounts of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalized in Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and the Caprivi Strip. This volume will cover the Cyperaceae in its entirety.
 
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Flora Zambesiaca Volume 3 Part 2
J. Timberlake
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2007
Leguminosae subfamily Caesalpinioideae.
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Flora Zambesiaca Volume 3 Part 3
Papilionoideae
Edited by J. R. Timberlake, R. M. Polhill, G. V. Pope, and E. S. Martins
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2007
Leguminosae subfamily Papilionoideae.
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Flora Zambesiaca Volume 3 Part 4
Papilionoideae: Indigofereae
Edited by J. R. Timberlake and E. S. Martins
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2013
The Flora Zambesiaca series, published in over 200 parts, provides comprehensive descriptive accounts of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalized in Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and the Caprivi Strip. Meticulous botanical illustrations illustrate an example of each genera. This is an essential tool for ecological surveys, as no other publication provides the depth and scope. 
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Flora Zambesiaca Volume 7 Part 2
Apocynaceae
Edited by Miguel A. Garcia
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2020
The Flora Zambesiaca series provides comprehensive descriptive accounts of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalized in Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and the Caprivi Strip. Volume 7 Part 3 completes the Apocynaceae in its entirety.
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Flora Zambesiaca Volume 8 Part 5
Acanthaceae: Pseudocalyx to Crossandra
Edited by J. R. Timberlake and E. S. Martins
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2013
The Flora Zambesiaca series, published in over 200 parts, provides comprehensive descriptive accounts of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalized in Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and the Caprivi Strip. Meticulous botanical illustrations illustrate an example of each genera. This is an essential tool for ecological surveys, as no other publication provides the depth and scope. 
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Flora Zambesiaca
Volume 8, Part 6: Acanthaceae: Barleria to Hypoestes
Edited by J. R. Timberlake
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2014
The Flora Zambesiaca series, published in over 200 parts, provides comprehensive descriptive accounts of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalized in Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and the Caprivi Strip. Meticulous botanical illustrations illustrate an example of each genera. An essential tool for ecological surveys, as no other publication provides the depth and scope.

Volume 8 part 6 covers the Acanthaceae family, from Barleria to Hypoestes.
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Flora Zambesiaca Volume 8 Part 8
Labiatae, Pogostemonoideae to Nepetoideae Tribe Mentheae
Edited by J. R. Timberlake and E. S. Martins
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2013
The Flora Zambesiaca series, published in more than two hundred parts, provides comprehensive descriptive accounts of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalized in Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and the Caprivi Strip. Meticulous botanical illustrations illustrate an example of each genera. An essential tool for ecological surveys, as no other publication provides the depth and scope.
 
Published in paperback following a modified Bentham & Hooker system, as parts or as whole volumes as and when they are complete.
 
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Flore Générique des Arbres de Madagascar
George E. Schatz
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2001
This is a practical field manual for the identification of the 500 genera of native and naturalized Malagasy trees. Identification keys emphasise vegetative and gross morphological features. All genera are provided with full descriptions, distribution information, key characteristics, up-to-date taxonomic references and over 3,000 Malagasy vernacular names and almost all are illustrated. The French-language edition.
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Florula of Mucuge
R. M. Harley and N. A. Simmons
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 1986
A descriptive checklist of the plants of Chapada Diamantina region in the Brazilian state of Bahia, based on collections made by Kew expeditions 1974-80.
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Flowering Plants of Seychelles
S. A. Robertson
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 1989
A comprehensive,illustrated checklist of the islands' flora. Some 1,140 species are covered, each with brief taxonomic notes, and record of localities where known.
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