Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants: Volume 4, Fruits

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Springer Science & Business Media, Jun 11, 2012 - Science - 1023 pages
This book continues as volume 4 of a multi-compendium on Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. It covers edible fruits/seeds used fresh or processed, as vegetables, spices, stimulants, edible oils and beverages. It encompasses selected species from the following families: Fagaceae, Grossulariaceae, Hypoxidaxeae, Myrsinaceae Olacaceae, Oleaceae, Orchidaceae, Oxalidaceae, Pandanaceae, Passifloraceae, Pedaliaceae, Phyllanthaceae, Pinaceae, Piperaceae, Rosaceae and Rutaceae . This work will be of significant interest to scientists, researchers, medical practitioners, pharmacologists, ethnobotanists, horticulturists, food nutritionists, agriculturists, botanists, conservationists, lecturers, students and the general public. Topics covered include: taxonomy; common/English and vernacular names; origin and distribution; agroecology; edible plant parts and uses; botany; nutritive and pharmacological properties, medicinal uses and research findings; nonedible uses; and selected references.
 

Contents

Introduction
1
Castanea sativa
6
Quercus infectoria
16
Ribes nigrum
27
Ribes rubrum
43
Ribes uvacrispa
51
Ribes x nidigrolaria
56
Molineria latifolia
59
Prunus persica var nucipersica
492
Prunus persica var persica
498
Prunus salicina
509
Pseudocydonia sinensis
515
Pyrus bretschneideri
523
Pyrus communis
527
Pyrus pyrifolia
535
Pyrus ussuriensis
540

Ardisia crenata
65
Ardisia elliptica
72
Scorodocarpus borneensis
77
Olea europaea
82
Vanilla planifolia
106
Sarcotheca diversifolia
115
Pandanus conoideus
117
Pandanus dubius
124
Pandanus julianettii
128
Pandanus leram
131
Pandanus spiralis
134
Pandanus tectorius
136
Passiflora edulis
147
Passiflora foetida
166
Passiflora ligularis
174
Passiflora miniata
178
Passiflora quadrangularis
181
Sesamum indicum
187
Antidesma bunius
220
Baccaurea angulata
225
Baccaurea dulcis
228
Baccaurea edulis
230
Baccaurea lanceolata
232
Baccaurea macrocarpa
236
Baccaurea motleyana
239
Baccaurea racemosa
243
Baccaurea ramiflora
248
Phyllanthus acidus
252
Phyllanthus emblica
258
Pinus koraiensis
297
Pinus pinea
304
Piper cubeba
311
Piper nigrum
322
Piper retrofractum
351
Amelanchier alnifolia
358
Chaenomeles speciosa
364
Cydonia oblonga
371
Eriobotrya japonica
381
Fragaria x ananassa
395
Malus spectabilis
410
Malus x domestica
413
Mespilus germanica
437
Prunus armeniaca
442
Prunus avium
451
Prunus domestica
463
Prunus domestica subsp insititia
476
Prunus dulcis
480
Rubus fruticosus aggr
544
Rubus idaeus
555
Rubus occidentalis
570
Rubus ursinus idaeus Boysenberry
581
Rubus loganobaccus
587
Sorbus domestica
590
Aegle marmelos
594
Citrus Meyer
619
Citrus amblycarpa
623
Citrus australasica
625
Citrus australis
629
Citrus garrawayi
631
Citrus hystrix
634
Citrus inodora
644
Citrus japonica Marumi
647
Citrus japonica Meiwa
651
Citrus japonica Nagami
654
Citrus japonica Polyandra
659
Citrus latifolia
662
Citrus maxima
667
Citrus medica
682
Citrus medica var sarcodactylis
690
Citrus reticulata
695
Citrus reticulata Satsuma Group
721
Citrus reticulata Shiranui
732
Citrus wintersii
739
Citrus x aurantiifolia
742
Citrus x aurantium Grapefruit Group
755
Citrus x aurantium Sour Orange Group
786
Citrus x aurantium Sweet Orange Group
806
Citrus x aurantium Tangelo Group
832
Citrus x aurantium Tangor Group
837
Citrus x floridana
843
Citrus x taitensis
846
Citrus x limon
849
Citrus x microcarpa
865
Clausena lansium
871
Limonia acidissima
884
Merrillia caloxylon
890
Poncirus trifoliata
893
Triphasia trifolia
900
Zanthoxylum simulans
904
Medical Glossary
912
Scientific Glossary
975
Common Name Index
999
Scientific Name Index
1009
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