Book ID: 7982
PENNINGTON, Terence D.
Meliaceae, with accounts of Swietenioideae by Brian T.Styles and Chemotaxonomy by D.A.H.Taylor. 1981. (Flora Neotro- pica, 28). 86 maps. 84 figures. 470 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.
Contents (partim): Taxonomic History/ Morphology of the Family/ Variation within the Genera/ Geographical Distribution and Speciation/Systematic Treatment (Family Description, Key to the American Genera,Melia, Azadirachta, Trichilia, Aphanamixis, Cabralea, Ruagea, Guarea,Sandoricum, Cedrela, Toona, Khaya, Schmardaea, Swietenia, Carapa)/Chemotaxonomy, by D.A.H.Taylor/ Index of Vernacular Names/ Index ofScientific Names/ Addendum. - The last full monograph of the species wasby C. de Candolle 100 years ago and over 90% of the species now available for study have been collected since the publication of thatwork.