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Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants

Volume 2, Fruits

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  • © 2012

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Authors:
  1. T. K. Lim

    1. Chisholm, Australia

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  • More than 300 coloured illustrations per volume
  • Referenced up-to-date-information on nutritive and medicinal properties
  • Common and vernacular names to help in plant identification

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Table of contents (104 chapters)

  1. Garcinia schomburgkiana

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    Pages 123-124

  2. Garcinia spicata

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    Pages 125-127

  3. Garcinia xanthochymus

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    Pages 128-133

  4. Mammea americana

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    Pages 134-142

  5. Terminalia catappa

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    Pages 143-157

  6. Terminalia ferdinandiana

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    Pages 158-160

  7. Terminalia kaernbachii

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    Pages 161-163

  8. Benincasa hispida cv- gr. Fuzzy Gourd

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    Pages 164-166

  9. Benincasa hispida cv- gr. Wax Gourd

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    Pages 167-178

  10. Citrullus lanatus

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    Pages 179-190

  11. Coccinia grandis

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    Pages 191-200

  12. Cucumis melo L. (Cantalupensis Group) ‘Charentais’

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    Pages 201-203

  13. Cucumis melo (Conomon Group)

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    Pages 204-209

  14. Cucumis melo (Inodorus Group)

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    Pages 210-218

  15. Cucumis melo (Makuwa Group)

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    Pages 219-221

  16. Cucumis melo (Reticulatus Group)

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    Pages 222-230

  17. Cucumis melo L. (Reticulatus Group) ‘Hami melon’

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    Pages 231-234

  18. Cucumis metuliferus

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    Pages 235-238

  19. Cucumis sativus

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    Pages 239-249

  20. Cucurbita ficifolia

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    Pages 250-255
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About this book

This book continues as volume 2 of a multi-compendium on Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. It covers edible fruits/seeds used fresh or processed, as vegetables, spices, stimulants, pulses, edible oils and beverages. It encompasses species from the following families: Clusiaceae, Combretaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Dilleniaceae, Ebenaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Ericaceae and Fabaceae. This work will be of significant interest to scientists, researchers, medical practitioners, pharmacologists, ethnobotanists, horticulturists, food nutritionists, agriculturists, botanists, herbalogists, conservationists, teachers, lecturers, students and the general public. Topics covered include: taxonomy (botanical name and synonyms); common English and vernacular names; origin and distribution; agro-ecological requirements; edible plant part and uses; botany; nutritive and medicinal/pharmacological properties, medicinal uses and current research findings; non-edible uses; and selected/cited references.

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  • Chisholm, Australia

    T. K. Lim

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