World Checklist of Cyperaceae
Sedges
Published on 9. January 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
780 pages
978-1-84246-199-0 (ISBN)
Description
The sedge family, Cyperaceae, is the third largest family of monocotyledonous plants. They are of significant economic importance, especially among rural communities in the tropics, where sedges are intensively used. The World Checklist of Cyperaceae provides a single source guide to the correct names of all sedges, the source of their publication and indicating which names are currently accepted and which are synonyms. It will be a standard nomenclatural reference for further research into this important family. This makes it an invaluable reference for agriculturists, horticulturists, ecologists, conservationists and plant biologists.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Richmond, Surrey
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Royal Botanic Gardens
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 41 mm
Weight
1162 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84246-199-0 (9781842461990)
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Rafael Govaerts has worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew since 1994. He generates synonymised taxonomic lists for selected families and has recently all Monocot families. This publication will be the eighth in the World Checklist series of which he is co-author. He is convener for TDWG and has interests in plant conservation.David Simpson has worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew since 1985 and is currently Assistant Keeper for Monocotyledons in the Herbarium. He is a leading specialist in Cyperaceae and has studied them in their natural habitats worldwide. As well as research on the systematics of the family his work focuses on the biogeography, conservation and sustainable utilisation of Cyperaceae, especially in Africa and Southeast Asia.