Asteraceae II (Saussurea), Part 2

This second part of Volume 48 of the Flora of Pan-Himalaya is devoted to the single genus, Saussurea of the Asteraceae family, which has wide medicinal applications.

You-Sheng Chen (Edited by)

9781107158962, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 21 July 2016

356 pages
26.6 x 19.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.94 kg

This second part of Volume 48 of the Flora of Pan-Himalaya is devoted to the single genus, Saussurea of the Asteraceae family, which has wide medicinal applications. This is the largest family in the Pan-Himalaya, with 235 species, 149 of which are endemic to the Pan-Himalaya. Saussurea is a notoriously difficult, largely Asiatic, genus with often indistinct species boundaries. Many new species of Saussurea were described in the course of preparing this account. The nomenclatural novelties in this volume include five changes in status, and 17 new synonyms. 27 lectotypes are newly designated. During the research for this volume, the author and his team described 40 new species of Saussurea, and these, along with numerous new designations and classifications, are recorded here for the first time.

Foreword
Introduction
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part I. Asteraceae II: 1. Saussurea
2. Subg. Theodorea
3. Subg. Eriocoryne
4. Subg. Amphilaena
5. Subg. Saussurea
List of nomenclatural novelties published in this volume of the Flora of Pan-Himalaya
Index to scientific names.

Subject Areas: Biodiversity [RNCB], Botany & plant sciences [PST], Taxonomy & systematics [PSAB], Biology, life sciences [PS], Scientific nomenclature & classification [PDC]