Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants Volume 8, Flowers [Hardcover]

Volume 8 is part of a multicompendium Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants, on plants with edible flowers from Geraniaceae to Zingiberaceae (tabular) and 82 species in Geraniaceae, Iridaceae, Lamiaceae, Liliaceae, Limnocharitaceae, Magnoliaceae, Malvaceae, Meliaceae, Myrtaceae, Nyctaginaceae, Nymphaeaceae, Oleaceae, Onagraceae, Orchidaceae, Paeoniaceae, Papaveraceae, Plantaginaceae, Poaceae, Polygonaceae, Primulaceae, Proteaceae, Ranunculaceae, Rosaceae, Rubiaceae, Rutaceae, Solanaceae, Theaceae, Tropaeolaceae, Tyhpaceae, Violaceae, Xanthorrhoeaceae and Zingiberaceae in detail. This work is of significant interest to medical practitioners, pharmacologists, ethnobotanists, horticulturists, food nutritionists, botanists, agriculturists, conservationists and general public. Topics covered include: taxonomy; common/ vernacular names; origin/ distribution; agroecology; edible plant parts/uses; botany; nutritive/medicinal properties, nonedible uses and selected references.This volume covers plant species with edible flowers from families Geraniaceae to Zingiberaceae in tabular form and more than 80 selected species in detail. It features around 250 illustrations in color to help in identification of the plant and edible parts.

Introduction
Geraniaceae
Pelargonium crispum
Iridaceae
Crocus sativus
Freesia leichtlinii subsp. Alba
Gladiolus dalenii
Gladiolus grandiflorus
Lamiaceae
Agastache foeniculum
Lavandula angustifolia
Lavandula dentate
Lavandula stoechas
Salvia elegans
Sideritis scardica
Liliaceae
Lilium lanceolata
Tulipa gesneriana
Limnocharitaceae
Limnocharis flava
Magnoliaceae
Magnolia denudate
Magnolia grandiflora
Malvaceae