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Cereales y pratenses

El Jardín Botánico es un espacio abierto al público que tiene como misión básica popularizar el mundo vegetal fomentando el estudio, enseñanza, divulgación y conservación, como también un uso sostenible. Entre los objetivos se encuentra el de mantener colecciones cientificas de plantas vivas, conservando un legado historico de doscientos años de cultivo continuado, que incluye tanto el patrimonio de arboles monumentales como el patrimonio arquitectonico. Ademas tiene la responsabilidad de mantener una tradicion de jardines botanicos en Valencia que arraiga en el siglo XVI cuando se crea un huerto de simples para la enseñanza de la medicina. Esta nueva guia del Jardin Botanico de la Universitat de Valencia, pretende ofrecer una vision panoramica de las distintas secciones en que se encuentra dividido el Botanico, aportando material grafico para ayudar a la visita provechosa y placiente en el jardin.

Aquest llibre pretén aprofundir en la complexitat de Melchor de Villena; la seua polèmica vinculació a la docència universitària a través de la càtedra de Botànica Mèdica, la problemàtica derivada de

Nesta obra recóllense a evolución histórica do monte en Galicia, desde a Antiguedade ata o presente, facendo fincapé na especial significación que tivo no desenvolvemento territorial do País. Este percorrido temporal amósase imprescindible para comprender a relevancia que o monte e o sector forestal posúen na actualidade galega.

El jardí Ferran Soldevila de la Universitat de Barcelona, una de les joies més desconegudes de la ciutat, fou creat a la darreria del segle com a element integrat a l’Edi-fici Històric, obra d’Elias

This long awaited monograph deals with the fascinating group of plants known as geraniums or cranesbills. It is restricted to the plants covered by the scientific name Geranium, but does not include those plants known in English as geranium which botanists have transferred to the genus Pelargonium. The book is the result of 28 years of research by the author. It is lavishly illustrated with maps, line drawings and photographs. There is a gap in the available botanical literatura covering the geraniums. The last monographic treatment by Reinhard Knuth appeared in 1912. In the intervening years, much taxonomic information has been accumulated, rendering this massive and comprehensive work out of date. There have been many new species discoveries and much research has been conducted for revisional works. All these changes have caused much confussion to the outsider, making the need for a comprehensive monograph even more pressing. For each of the 307 species covered in this book, complete synonymy and detailed description is given, as well as its distribution, relationships, variability and taxonomic history are discussed. Each species is provided with a map showing its known distribution based on specimens examined by the author, and is illustrated with line drawings and, if available, with colour photographs based on reliable specimens. Some introductory sections explain in detail the morphological structure of these plants, chromosome numbers, breeding system, phytochemistry, distribution, habitats and relationships. For practical reasons and to facilitate the identification of the species, four identification keys have been prepared that cover respectively North and Central America, South America, the Pacific area and the Old World species. This book will be of value to botanists, but also for specialists hobbyists and to anyone fascinated by these plants.