Main description:

This book covers such plants with edible modified storage subterranean stems (corms, rhizomes, stem tubers) and unmodified subterranean stem stolons, above ground swollen stems and hypocotyls, storage roots (tap root, lateral roots, root tubers), and bulbs, that are eaten as conventional or functional food as vegetables and spices, as herbal teas, and may provide a source of food additive or neutraceuticals. This volume covers selected plant species with edible modified stems, roots and bulbs in the families Iridaceae, Lamiaceae, Marantaceae, Nelumbonaceae, Nyctaginaceae, Nymphaeaceae, Orchidaceae, Oxalidaceae, Piperaceae, Poaceae, Rubiaceae and Simaroubaceae. The edible species dealt with in this work include wild and underutilized crops and also common and widely grown ornamentals.To help in identification of the plant and edible parts coloured illustrations are included.

As in the preceding ten volumes, topics covered include: taxonomy (botanical name and synonyms); common English and vernacular names; origin and distribution; agro-ecological requirements; edible plant parts and uses; plant botany; nutritive, medicinal and pharmacological properties with up-to-date research findings; traditional medicinal uses; other non-edible uses; and selected/cited references for further reading. This volume has separate indices for scientific and common names; and separate

scientific and medical glossaries.

Contents:

Table of content

Introduction

Iridaceae

Iris x germanica

Lamiaceae

Stachy affinis

Marantaceae

Maranta arundinacea

Nelumbonaceae

Nelumbo nucifera

Nyctaginaceae

Mirabilis expansa

Nymphaeaceae

Nymphaea odorata

Nymphaea x rubra

Victoria amazonica

Orchidaceae

Diuris semilunata

Diuris sulphurea

Pterostylis curta

Pterostylis pedunculata

Oxalidaceae

Oxalis tuberosus

Piperaceae

Piper methysticum

Poaceae

Chrysopogon zizanioides

Eleusine indica

Rubiaceae

Morinda officinalis

Simaroubaceae

Eurycoma longifolia

Medical Glossary

Scientific Glossary