This atlas, which – like the other atlasses in the series – is published as a book plus a website, presents the plant parts that have an economic value and are offered for sale at markets and in shops. They include plants that are used as food, spices, stimulants, medicines, poisons, offerings, dyes, tannins, building materials and ground coverings.
The atlas contains 3,767 plant species on more than 10,000 high quality photographs. The Introduction and the Glossary of the book, as well as the website, are in English, German, and Dutch. The book contains indices in eleven languages, and two extra indices on scientific plant name and pharmaceutical plant name. The website will contain an advanced search function. All these characteristics will make the book of more than 2,000 pages in three parts with accompanying website an indispensable tool for all kinds of specialists, and an important reference work for others.
In recent years, many markets and herb shops in the old world have been visited to expand the comparative collection with what is currently on offer in trade. It turns out that the range has been changing in the last 10 years. On the one hand, globalization has resulted in a wider variety of mainly food plants through the migration of people and increased international transport of goods. However, the same globalization has also resulted in a certain degree of impoverishment of the range – medicinal plants in particular are vanishing from the shelves.
The temperate parts of Asia are best represented with 1568 taxa (48%), followed by Europe (1016 taxa, 31%), Africa (959 taxa, 29%), tropical Asia (789 taxa, 24%), North America ( 644 taxa, 20%), South America (529 taxa, 16%), Australasia (318 taxa, 10%) and the Pacific (66 taxa, 2%). It goes without saying that completeness was not the aim – there are simply too many plants with economic value. The selection is based on World Economic Plants. A Standard Reference by J.H. Wiersema & B. León (1999).
In order to best illustrate the variety in seed and fruit types within families, one or more representatives of many ornamental plants have also been included. How the different plants are used is indicated by pictograms. In addition to seeds and fruits, this atlas also illustrates other plant parts, such as roots, tubers, rhizomes, bulbs, fragments of stem, leaves, flowers and buds. Typical examples of objects of daily use made from plant parts are also presented.
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Tinde van Andel, Gorteria 34 (2009-2010), 119-120
VOLUME 1
Introduction 9
The ‘Digital Plant Atlas’ 11
The ‘Digital Atlas of Economic Plants’ 11
Selection of plants 11
Representation 12
The reference collections 13
Presentation of plant material 18
Economic use (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 @ £ ©) 19
Description of plant parts 20
Indices of local names 20
Photography credits 20
Acknowledgements 21
Einführung 23
Der ‘Digitale Pflanzenatlas’ 25
Der ‘Digitale Atlas der Nutzpflanzen’ 25
Pflanzenauswahl 25
Präsentiertes Pflanzenmaterial 27
Die Vergleichssammlungen 27
Darstellung des Pflanzenmaterials 32
Nutzwert (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 @ £ ©) 34
Beschreibung der Pflanzenteile 35
Verzeichnisse einheimischer Namen 35
Bildquellenverzeichnis 36
Danksagung 36
Inleiding 39
De ‘Digitale Plantenatlas’ 41
De ‘Digitale Atlas van Economische Planten’ 41
Selectie van planten 41
Representatie 43
De vergelijkingscollecties 43
Presentatie plantenmateriaal 47
Economisch gebruik (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 @ £ ©) 50
Beschrijving plantendelen 50
Indexen op lokale namen 51
Fotoverantwoording 51
Dankwoord 51
Glossary 53
Introduction 54
Concepts related to the seed 60
Concepts related to the fruit 63
Concepts related to the flower 69
Concepts related to the cone 73
Concepts related to the stem and leaf 74
Concepts related to subterranean plant part 76
Concepts related to exudates 78
Index glossary 80
Glossar 53
Einführung 56
Den Samen betreffende Begriffe 60
Die Frucht betreffende Begriffe 63
Die Blüte betreffende Begriffe 69
Den Zapfen betreffende Begriffe 73
Sprossachse und Blatt betreffende Begriffe 74
Die unterirdischen Pflanzenteile betreffende Begriffe 76
Begriffe, die Ausscheidungsprodukte betreffen 78
Glossarverzeichnis 80
Termenlijst 53
Inleiding 58
Begrippen gerelateerd aan het zaad 60
Begrippen gerelateerd aan de vrucht 63
Begrippen gerelateerd aan de bloem 69
Begrippen gerelateerd aan de kegel 73
Begrippen gerelateerd aan de stengel en het blad 74
Begrippen gerelateerd aan ondergrondse plantendelen 76
Begrippen gerelateerd aan uitscheidingen 78
Index termenlijst 80
References – Literaturverzeichnis – Literatuur 81
Indices of plant names – Verzeichnisse der Pflanzennamen – Indexen van plantennamen 91
Index 1: Scientific – Wissenschaftlich – Wetenschappelijk 93
Index 2: Pharmaceutical – Pharmazeutisch – Farmaceutisch 297
Index 3: English – Englisch – Engels 305
Index 4: German – Deutsch – Duits 357
Index 5: Dutch – Niederländisch – Nederlands 385
Index 6: Spanish – Spanisch – Spaans 399
Index 7: French – Französisch – Frans 429
Index 8: Turkish – Türkisch – Turks 463
Index 9: Arabic – Arabisch – Arabisch 475
Index 10: Arabic – Arabisch – Arabisch (transcription) 485
Index 11: Sanskrit – Sanskrit – Sanskriet 495
Index 12: Hindi – Hindi – Hindi 499
Index 13: Malayalam – Malayalam – Malayam 503
Index 14: Chinese – Chinesisch – Chinees 507
Index 15: Chinese – Chinesisch – Chinees (Pinyin) 517
VOLUME 2
Acanthaceae 1
Achariaceae 5
Acoraceae 7
Actinidiaceae 9
Adoxaceae 11
Agapanthaceae 17
Agavaceae 19
Aizoaceae 23
Alismataceae 25
Alliaceae 27
Alstroemeriaceae 37
Altingiaceae 39
Amaranthaceae 41
Amaryllidaceae 45
Anacardiaceae 49
Annonaceae 65
Aphyllanthaceae 69
Apiaceae 71
Apocynaceae 109
Aquifoliaceae 127
Araceae 131
Araliaceae 137
Araucariaceae 145
Arecaceae 149
Argophyllaceae 179
Aristolochiaceae 181
Asparagaceae 185
Asphodelaceae 189
Asteliaceae 193
Asteraceae 195
Atherospermataceae 233
Balsaminaceae 235
Basellaceae 237
Begoniaceae 239
Berberidaceae 241
Betulaceae 245
Bignoniaceae 251
Bixaceae 259
Boraginaceae 261
Brassicaceae 271
Bromeliaceae 299
Bruniaceae 301
Burseraceae 303
Butomaceae 309
Buxaceae 311
Cactaceae 313
Calceolariaceae 317
Calycanthaceae 319
Campanulaceae 321
Canellaceae 327
Cannabaceae 329
Cannaceae 333
Capparaceae 335
Caprifoliaceae 337
Caricaceae 341
Caryocaraceae 343
Caryophyllaceae 345
Casuarinaceae 353
Celastraceae 355
Cephalotaxaceae 359
Ceratophyllaceae 361
Cercidiphyllaceae 363
Chenopodiaceae 365
Chrysobalanaceae 377
Cistaceae 379
Cleomaceae 383
Clethraceae 385
Clusiaceae 387
Colchicaceae 391
Combretaceae 393
Commelinaceae 399
Compositae (see: Asteraceae) 195
Convolvulaceae 403
Coriariaceae 411
Cornaceae 413
Corynocarpaceae 417
Costaceae 419
Crassulaceae 421
Cruciferae (see: Brassicaceae) 271
Cucurbitaceae 425
Cunoniaceae 455
Cupressaceae 457
Cycadaceae 465
Cyclanthaceae 467
Cynomoriaceae 469
Cyperaceae 471
Datiscaceae 477
Dennstaedtiaceae 479
Diervillaceae 481
Dilleniaceae 483
Dioscoreaceae 485
Dipsacaceae 489
Dipterocarpaceae 493
Droseraceae 495
Dryopteridaceae 497
Ebenaceae 499
Elaeagnaceae 503
Elaeocarpaceae 505
Ephedraceae 509
Equisetaceae 511
Ericaceae 513
Erythroxylaceae 521
Eucommiaceae 523
Euphorbiaceae 525
Fabaceae 537
Fagaceae 669
Fouquieriaceae 679
Frankeniaceae 681
Fumariaceae 683
Garryaceae 687
Gelsemiaceae 689
Gentianaceae 691
Geraniaceae 695
Gesneriaceae 701
Ginkgoaceae 703
Gnetaceae 705
Goodeniaceae 707
Gramineae (see: Poaceae) 1121 (2b)
Griseliniaceae 709
Grossulariaceae 711
Gunneraceae 715
Guttiferae (see: Clusiaceae) 387
Gyrostemonaceae 717
Haemodoraceae 719
Haloragaceae 721
Hamamelidaceae 723
Heliconiaceae 727
Hemerocallidaceae 731
Hyacinthaceae 733
Hydrangeaceae 739
Hydrocharitaceae 741
Hydrophyllaceae 743
Hypericaceae 745
Hypoxidaceae 74
Index of scientific plant names 749
VOLUME 3
Icacinaceae 779
Illiaceae 781
Iridaceae 783
Irvingiaceae 791
Iteaceae 793
Juglandaceae 795
Juncaceae 801
Juncaginaceae 803
Krameriaceae 805
Labiatae (see: Lamiaceae) 807 (2b)
Lamiaceae 807
Lardizabaiaceae 839
Lauraceae 841
Laxmanniaceae 849
Lecythidaceae 851
Leguminosae (see: Fabaceae) 537 (2a)
Liliaceae 855
Limnanthaceae 859
Limnocharitaceae 861
Linaceae 863
Linderniaceae 867
Loasaceae 869
Loganiaceae 871
Loranthaceae 875
Lycopodiaceae 877
Lythraceae 879
Magnoliaceae 887
Malpighiaceae 891
Malvaceae 893
Marantaceae 921
Martyniaceae 923
Melanthiaceae 925
Meliaceae 927
Melianthaceae 933
Menispermaceae 935
Menyanthaceae 939
Miscellaneous 941
Monimiaceae 943
Moraceae 945
Moringaceae 953
Muntingiaceae 955
Musaceae 957
Myricaceae 963
Myristicaceae 965
Myrsinaceae 969
Myrtaceae 973
Nartheciaceae 1001
Nelumbonaceae 1003
Neuradaceae 1009
Nitrariaceae 1011
Nothofagaceae 1013
Nyctaginaceae 1015
Nymphaeaceae 1017
Nyssaceae 1019
Ochnaceae 1021
Olacaceae 1023
Oleaceae 1025
Onagraceae 1033
Opiliaceae 1037
Orchidaceae 1039
Orobanchaceae 1043
Oxalidaceae 1045
Paeoniaceae 1049
Palmae (see: Arecaceae) 149 (2a)
Pandanaceae 1051
Papaveraceae 1053
Passifloraceae 1059
Paulowniaceae 1063
Pedaliaceae 1065
Philesiaceae 1071
Phrymaceae 1073
Phyllanthaceae 1075
Phytolaccaceae 1081
Pinaceae 1083
Piperaceae 1097
Pittosporaceae 1105
Plantaginaceae 1107
Platanaceae 1117
Plumbaginaceae 1119
Poaceae 1121
Podocarpaceae 1197
Polemoniaceae 1199
Polygalaceae 1201
Polygonaceae 1203
Polypodiaceae 1211
Pontederiaceae 1213
Portulacaceae 1215
Posidoniaceae 1217
Potamogetonaceae 1219
Primulaceae 1221
Proteaceae 1223
Pteridaceae 1231
Putranjivaceae 1233
Pyrolaceae 1235
Quillajaceae 1237
Ranunculaceae 1239
Resedaceae 1249
Rhamnaceae 1251
Rhizophoraceae 1259
Rosaceae 1261
Rubiaceae 1301
Ruscaceae 1313
Rutaceae 1317
Salicaceae 1335
Salvadoraceae 1339
Santalaceae 1341
Sapindaceae 1345
Sapotaceae 1353
Sargentodoxaceae 1357
Saurucaceae 1359
Saxifragaceae 1361
Schisandraceae 1363
Sciadopityaceae 1365
Scrophulariaceae 1367
Selaginellaceae 1371
Simaroubaceae 1373
Simmondsiaceae 1375
Smiliacaceae 1377
Solanaceae 1379
Sparganiaceae 1409
Staphyleaceae 1411
Stemonaceae 1413
Strelitziaceae 1415
Styracaceae 1417
Symplocaceae 1421
Tamaricaceae 1423
Taxaceae 1425
Ternstroemiaceae 1427
Theaceae 1429
Themidaceae 1433
Thymelaeaceae 1435
Tofieldiaceae 1437
Tropaeolaceae 1439
Turneraceae 1441
Typhaceae 1443
Ulmaceae 1445
Umbelliferae (see: Apiaceae) 71 (2a)
Urticaceae 1447
Valerianaceae 1451
Verbenaceae 1455
Violaceae 1459
Vitaceae 1461
Winteraceae 1467
Zamiaceae 1469
Zingiberaceae 1471
Zygophyllaceae 1485
Index of scientific plant names 1489
