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.
