Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana

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Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana
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Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana is a multivolume

northern South America".[2]

Volumes

The first volume, written primarily by Italian ecologist

vernacular names are occasionally given.[4][5]

Reviews

In his Guide to Standard Floras of the World, David G. Frodin cited Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana as an example of a "[g]ood modern, relatively 'concise' conventional flora".[6]

The introductory volume has been singled out as both a useful addition to the flora and a valuable work in its own right.

Edinburgh Journal of Botany, S. Bridgewater considered the first volume "an excellent way of starting a Flora" and "a highly desirable book for anyone with a love of botany and South America".[7] He added that the prose "is both unpretentious and accessible, whilst being thoroughly researched".[7] These views were echoed in the Handbook of Latin American Studies, where the volume is described as "authoritative and superbly illustrated" and "[m]uch broader than [its] title suggests".[8]

R. Atkinson, who reviewed volume 2 for the Edinburgh Journal of Botany, considered the book's

dichotomous keys "concise and easy to use" and the illustrations "clear although sometimes rather diagrammatic".[9] More serious criticism was levelled at the alphabetical arrangement of families, which Atkinson considered the work's "biggest drawback". He continued: "It would be more valuable if a systematic approach had been taken to avoid the absurdity of closely related families being placed (under an evolutionarily arbitrary, alphabetical system) in different volumes."[9]

Reviewing volume 7 in Economic Botany, Neil A. Harriman wrote that the entire flora was "lavishly produced, with a great many line drawings to aid in identification".[5] He added: "I think it indicates how carefully these volumes are done, that weedy little Plantago major gets just as much space, and just as fine an illustration, as any of the rare, exotic, endemic orchid species do." Harriman also noted the comprehensive literature citations, which he found "most helpful". Although rather conservative, Harriman considered the species synonymies adequate.[5]

References

  1. ^ Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. WorldCat.
  2. ^ Berry, P.E., K. Yatskievych & B.K. Holst (eds.) (2005). Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Volume 9. Rutaceae–Zygophyllaceae. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  3. ^ Berry, P.E., B.K. Holst & K. Yatskievych (eds.) (1995). Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Volume 1. Introduction. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  4. ^ Projects: Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  5. ^
    doi:10.1663/0013-0001(2003)057[0147:BR
    2.0.CO;2]
  6. ^
    doi:10.1017/CBO9780511541803
  7. ^
    doi:10.1017/S0960428600004182
  8. ^ McCan, K.D. (2000). Handbook of Latin American Studies: No. 57. University of Texas Press, Austin.
  9. ^
    doi:10.1017/S0960428600002213
  • Higgins, W. (2003). Book review: Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana, Volume 7 Myrtaceae–Plumbaginaceae. Selbyana 24(1): 117.
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