The present book is the result of the authors continued observation of the plants under cultivation and evaluation of their characters for about eight years.The taxonomical monograph of the 16 Indian species and varieties of the Genus Nymphaea L. is presented here. Many of the binomials established by earlier workers have been reduced to synonyms after going back to the original publications; whereas, N. Malabarica Por., which the earlier workers had treated as a ...
The family Zingiberaceae include many spices such as cardamom, large cardamom, turmeric and ginger. They are also well known for other uses such as medicinal, traditional, food, ornamental and ritual. The illustrated book on "Zingiberaceae and costaceae of South India" is the first detailed account of the families in South India. Apart from naturally occurring gingers, widely cultivated exotic ornamental gingers are also included. A total of 10 ...
