The Bamboos of the World. A Pre- liminary Study of the Names and Distribution of the Herbaceous and Woody Bamboos (Bambusoideae Nees v. Esenb.) documented in Lists and Maps. 1983-1987. (Indian Reprint 1990). illustrated. 1011 p. Lex8vo. Cloth.

"Bamboos of the World" commenced publication in 1983. The work is in progress and appears in separate, independent volumes ("parts"). The present reprint comprises those published between 1983 and 1987. The work is a comprehensive compilation on bamboo species and bases primarily on literature. The aims of the work, scope and arrangement, as stated in the Introduction, have, so far, proven well settled and are continued with only some slight modifications in format, and some extensions in coverage. The differences can be best perceived herein by comparing one of the first parts, published 1983, with one of those published 1987, e.g. Phyllostachys. The period of time necessary to cover all bamboo genera in compilations will last much longer than was estimated earlier. - From the contents: Subfamily Bambusoideae, itsTribes and Genera, ed. 1: Acidosasa ed. 1/ Actinocladum ed. 1/Ampelocalamus ed. 1/ Apoclada ed. 1/ Arthostylidium ed. 1/ etc./Cephalostachyum ed. 1/ Chimonocalamus ed. 1/ Chusquea ed. 1/ etc./Indosasa ed. 1/ Klemachloa ed. 1/ Leptocanna ed. 1/ Melocalamus ed. 1/etc./ Sinobambusa ed. 1/ Swallenochloa ed. 1/Teinostachuym ed. 1/ Thyrsostachys ed. 1/ Bibliography ed. 1/ Indexed. 1.