Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. Volume 10:Modified Stems, Roots, Bulbs. 2015. 250 col. figs. 950 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.

Volume 10 is part of a multi compendium Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. This work is of significant interest to food nutritionists, botanists, agriculturists, conservationists and general public. 59 plant species with edible modified stems, roots Fabaceae, Iridaceae, Lamiaceae, Marantaceae, Nelumbonaceae, Nyctaginaceae, Nymphaeaceae, Orchidaceae, Oxalidaceae, Piperaceae, Poaceae, Rubiaceae, Simaroubaceae, Solanaceae, Tropaeolaceae, Typhaceae and Zingiberaceae. Topics covered include: taxonomy; common/ vernacular names; origin/ distribution; agroecology; edible plant parts/uses; botany; nutritive/medicinal properties, nonedible uses and selected references. -Contents: Introduction / Amaranthaceae/ Cannaceae/Convolvulaceae/ Cyperaceae/ Dioscoraceae/ Doryanthaceae/ Droseraceae/ Dryopteridaceae/ Euphorbiaceae/ Fabaceae/ Lamiaceae/ Marantaceae/ Nelumbonaceae/ Nyctaginaceae/ Zingiberaceae/ Zygophyllaceae/ Medical Glossary/ Scientific Glossary/ Common Name Index/ Scientific Name Index.