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Cecropia

documentary heritage
  • Other Name

    Flora neotropica ; monograph no.94 (Series)

  • Description

    The neotropical genus Cecropia is the largest of the Cecropiaceae, with 61 species presently recognized. It is an important group of pioneer trees in humid regions of the neotropics. Berg and Franco Rosselli deal with the taxonomic history, morphology, ecology, plant-animal relations, pollination and classification of Cecropia. Myrmecophytism is treated in a chapter by Diane W. Davidson.

  • Place
    New York City, New York, United States
  • Other Id

    QK205 BER (Library of Congress Call Number)

    37998 (Cat ID)

    71018 (DBTextworks system ID)

    31103 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

    Publications

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    book

  • Name/Title
    Cecropia
  • Other Name

    Flora neotropica ; monograph no.94 (Series)

  • Primary Maker

    Diane Davidson

    Pilar Franco Rosselli

     C. Berg

     New York Botanical Garden (Contributor)

     Organization for Flora Neotropica (Contributor)

  • Contributor/Publisher
    The New York Botanical Garden Press
  • Place
    New York City, New York, United States
  • Date
    2005
  • Physical Description

    230 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.

  • ISBN/ISSN
    0893274615
    9780893274610
  • Language
    English
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

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  • Subject Category

    Plants--Latin America--Classification

    Plants--Tropics--Classification

    Plants--Classification

  • Content
    Abstract = Resumen = Resumo -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Taxonomic history -- Morphology -- Anatomy -- Protection of flowers and inflorescences -- Phenology -- Pollination -- Dispersal -- Survey of Myrmecophytism in the genus -- Organisms other than ants associated with Cecropia -- Ecology -- Distribution -- Systematic position -- Taxonomic differentiation -- Uses -- Vernacular names -- Conservation -- Systematic treatment -- Excluded name -- Doubtful names -- Nomina nuda -- Acknowledgments -- Literature cited -- Numerical list of taxa -- List of Exsiccatae -- Cecropia and its biotic defences / D.W. Davidson -- Index of scientific names -- Index of vernacular names.
  • Public Access Text

    Maps on endpapers. Includes bibliographical references & index. Includes translations of the abstract in Spanish and Portuguese.

  • Collection Type
    Botany Library
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023
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