
Atlas of the Hellenic Flora, Three Volume Set
Arne Strid(Editor)
Broken Hill Publishers Ltd
Published on 1. January 2024
Book
Hardback
2132 pages
978-9925-35-170-1 (ISBN)
Description
Botany, like other branches of western science, has its roots in ancient Greece, with Theophrastos of Eressos (372-287 B.C.) generally considered to have been the first botanist. Modern botanical studies in the area started with the travels of John Sibthorp and Ferdinand Bauer in 1786-1787, the results of which were subsequently published in the great Flora Graeca Sibthorpiana, appearing in ten heavy folio volumes in the period 1806-1840. An annotated re-issue was prepared by Strid & Strid (2009-2013). For a brief history of the botanical exploration of Greece from the time of Sibthorp to the present, see Strid (2020a).
The present Atlas covers the whole of Greece. Maps have been generated from the Flora Hellenica Database which was started in 1989 and now comprises 1,052,338 geo-referenced records, 436,353 of which have been registered by the present author. Records in the database comprise 502,882 herbarium collections and 321,759 literature reports, the rest being field notes, photographs, etc.
This Atlas will provide a baseline for future studies of Greek biodiversity.
The present Atlas covers the whole of Greece. Maps have been generated from the Flora Hellenica Database which was started in 1989 and now comprises 1,052,338 geo-referenced records, 436,353 of which have been registered by the present author. Records in the database comprise 502,882 herbarium collections and 321,759 literature reports, the rest being field notes, photographs, etc.
This Atlas will provide a baseline for future studies of Greek biodiversity.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cyprus
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 300 mm
Width: 300 mm
Weight
11231 gr
ISBN-13
978-9925-35-170-1 (9789925351701)
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Person
Arne Strid, Professor Emeritus, former Director, Goeteborg Botanic Garden.