Scientific Publications

Systematic Works: Other Flowering Plant Families

Alliaceae

Nomenclator Alliorum: Allium names and synonyms – a world guide

See New from Kew.

A Review of Allium sect. Allium

B. Mathew

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1996

Includes descriptions of the 114 species in this section including the economically important garlic and leek, as well as their wild relatives. There is a key to species and a separate section dealing with chromosome numbers (by M. Johnson), anatomy (by M. Gregory) and flavonoid content (by J. B. Harborne). Sixteen pages of colour photographs illustrate many of the species.

vii + 176pp. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 947643 93 1
£21.00

Amaranthaceae

The Genus Celosia (Subgenus Celosia) in Tropical Africa

C. C. Townsend

Kew: Bentham-Moxon Trust, 1975

Hooker’s Icones Plantarum, 38(2).

123pp, 24 photographic plates and 24 illustrations. 245 x 155mm. Soft bound
no ISBN
£4.50

Apocynaceae

A Revision of Tabernaemontana

I. The Old World Species

A. J. M. Leeuwenberg
Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1991
xii + 211pp, 55 illustrations
245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 947643 30 3
£19.50

II: The New World Species and Stemmadenia

A. J. M. Leeuwenberg
Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1994
xvii + 237pp. 4 colour plates, 53 line illustrations. Soft cover
ISBN 0 947643 74 5
£19.50
Special price for the two volumes £30.00

Araceae

The Genera of Araceae

S. J. Mayo, J. Bogner and P. C. Boyce

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1997

This book is the first complete taxonomic treatment in English of the Araceae, a large plant family of 105 genera and over 3,300 species. The aroids are very diverse in the humid tropics and include many of the world’s most popular ornamental plants. Every genus is described and illustrated with one or more plates of original line drawings by the renowned botanical artist Eleanor Catherine, as well as range maps and 94 colour photos. There are general chapters on many topics, including economic botany, phylogenetic relationships, fossils, cultivation and detailed reviews of anatomy (by J. C. French) and chemistry (by R. Hegnauer).

xii + 370pp. 296 x 213mm. Hard cover
ISBN 1 900347 22 9
£75.00

Balsaminaceae

Impatiens of Africa

C. Grey-Wilson

Rotterdam: Balkema, 1980

An authoritative account of the 110 species of Impatiens that occur in Africa. Introductory chapters cover morphology, evolution, pollination, ecology and phytogeography, and a detailed key provides a fast accessible guide to identification. 170 line drawings, 52 colour plates and 128 distribution maps illustrate the text.

viii + 235pp. 281 x 205mm. Hard cover + dust jacket
ISBN 9 061910 41 2
£20.00

Caryophyllaceae

The Genus Dianthus in Central and South Africa

S. S. Hooper

Kew: Bentham-Moxon Trust, 1959

Hooker’s Icones Plantarum, 37(1).

85pp, 24 illustrations. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
no ISBN
£5.00

Compositae

Advances in Compositae Systematics

Eds. D. J. N. Hind, G. V. Pope and C. Jeffrey

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1995

Papers from the systematics session of the 1994 international conference "Compositae: Systematics, Biology, Utilization", devoted to the classification, relationships and evolution of the major groups of this family.

vi + 469pp. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 947643 73 3
Special offer price of £15.00 (published price £24.00)

Compositae: Biology and Utilization

Ed.-in-Chief D. J. N. Hind

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1996

Two-volume report on the proceedings of the International Compositae Conference held at Kew in 1994, containing a total of 96 papers, providing a valuable reference for biologists carrying out work on this economically important plant family.

Volume 1 784pp & Volume 2 689 pp
252 x 160mm. Hard cover + dust jacket
ISBN 1 900347 00 8
Special offer price of £35.00 (published price £75.00)

Noteworthy Species of Kleinia

P. Halliday

Kew: Bentham-Moxon Trust, 1988

Hooker's Icones Plantarum, 39(4).

135pp, 25 illustrations. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 9504876 6 X
£8.00

Cyperaceae

A Revision of the Genus Mapania

D. A. Simpson

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1992

vi + 189pp, line and half-tone illustrations. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover ISBN 0 947643 53 2 £15.00

Lamiaceae (Labiatae)

Advances in Labiate Science

Eds. R. M. Harley and T. Reynolds

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1992

Papers presented at the First International Conference on Labiatae, held at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in April 1991.

568pp, line and half-tone illustrations. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 947643 52 4
£24.00

A Review of Eriope and Eriopidion (Labiatae)

R. M. Harley

Kew: Bentham-Moxon Trust, 1976

Hooker’s Icones Plantarum, 38(3)

107 pp. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
no ISBN
£3.50

Lentibulariaceae

The genus Utricularia: a taxonomic monograph

P. G. Taylor

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1989, reprinted 1994

The definitive monograph on these intriguing aquatic carnivores. Each of the 214 species described is superbly illustrated with a full-page line drawing.

xii + 724pp. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 947643 72 9
£40.00

Magnoliaceae

World Checklist and Bibliography of Magnoliaceae

See World Checklists and Bibliographies of Higher Plants.

Meliaceae

A taxonomic monograph of the genus Aglaia Lour. (Meliaceae)

C. M. Pannell

London: HMSO, 1992

(Kew Bulletin Additional Series XV1)

viii + 379pp., 115 illustrations. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 11 250067 6
£60.00

Only available from Kew.

Nepenthaceae

Pitcher-Plants of Borneo

A. Phillips and A. Lamb

Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications (Borneo) Sdn. Bhd. in association with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur, 1996

Few plants fuel the imagination as do carnivorous plants, and few carnivorous plants are more spectacular and intriguing than pitcher plants. Chapters cover history, biology, ecology, and folklore, and a detailed account of the 40 species found in Borneo – all illustrated in colour.

x + 171pp. 261 x 190mm. Hard cover + dust cover
ISBN 983 812 009 X
£21.00

Nepenthes of Borneo

C. Clarke

Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications (Borneo) in association with Science and Technology Unit, Sabah, 1997

Excellent reference to Nepenthes (pitcher plants) of Borneo, discussing their ecology, how they grow, and the threats they face. There are over 120 stunning colour photographs, and a number of plants are illustrated for the first time.

xii + 209pp. 261 x 190mm. Hard cover + dust jacket
ISBN 983 812 015 4
£27.00

Palmae

Palms of Madagascar

J. Dransfield and H. Beentje

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens and the International Palm Society, 1995

For the first time all the palms of Madagascar are described in English – 176 species, including 70 previously unknown to science. The book is profusely illustrated with 209 colour photographs, 185 line drawings and 172 maps. As well as full descriptions, there are chapters on cultivation, uses, collecting, habitats, conservation and classification. 5

20pp. 305 x 235mm. Hard cover + dust jacket
ISBN 0 947643 82 6
£48.00

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A Revision of Phoenix

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Rutaceae

Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Haplophyllum (Rutaceae)

C. C. Townsend

Kew: Bentham-Moxon Trust, 1986

Hooker’s Icones Plantarum, 40(1-3)

336pp, 69 illustrations. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 9504876 5 1
£25.00

Sapotaceae

The Genera of the Sapotaceae

T. D. Pennington

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1991

xi + 296pp. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 947643 34 6
£19.50

Solanaceae

Solanaceae III – Taxonomy, Chemistry, Evolution

Eds. J. G. Hawkes, R. N. Lester, M. Nee and N. Estrada

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1991

Proceedings of Third International Conference on Solanaceae. Thirty-five papers which include alkaloid chemistry, drug therapy, biotechnology, breeding research, domestication and crop agronomy.

ix + 483pp. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 947643 31 1
£30.00

Solanaceae IV – Advances in Biology and Utilization

Eds. M. Nee, D. E. Symon, R. N. Lester and J. P. Jessop

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1999

Proceedings of Fourth International Conference on Solanaceae. Papers cover conservation of genetic resources, collection management, genetic engineering of Petunia flower colour, and potato, capsicum and tomato research.

ix + 483pp. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 947643 31 1
Price to be announced
Available January 2000

Umbelliferae

The Genera of the Umbelliferae

M. G. Pimenov and M. V. Leonov

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1993

A complete listing of all validly published generic names in the Umbelliferae with references to author(s), date and place of publication, typification, synonyms, geographical distribution, number of species and essential bibliography.

viii + 156pp. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0947643 58 3
£12.00