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Ayahuasca
Nachtschatten Verlag 2013; Not AvailableAyahuasca ist eines der stärksten schamanischen Heilmittel. Der aus mehreren ethnobotanisch bedeutenden Pflanzen des Amazonasgebiets gebraute Trank hat durchschlagende körperliche und verblüffende psychische Wirkungen. Ayahuasca ist für viele Völker die Grundlage der Kultur, eine Kultur schaffende und erhaltende Institution. Ayahuasca ist ein Erkenntnismittel,... more...
The Flower of Empire
Oxford University Press, USA 2013; US$ 21.99In 1837, while charting the Amazonian country of Guiana for Great Britain, German naturalist Robert Schomburgk discovered an astounding "vegetable wonder"--a huge water lily whose leaves were five or six feet across and whose flowers were dazzlingly white. In England, a horticultural nation with a mania for gardens and flowers, news of the... more...
Handy Pocket Guide to Orchids
Tuttle Publishing 2012; US$ 6.95Features over 120 orchid species found in Southeast Asia and contains more than 130 color photographs. more...
30 palmeras
De Vecchi Ediciones 2012; US$ 3.88De la gran familia de las palmeras hemos seleccionado 30 especies: Caryota mitis, Howea forsteriana, Phoenix rupicola? desvelan aquí sus secretos en unas fichas ilustradas que recogen informaciones y consejos de todo tipo. Este libro es una auténtica herramienta para el jardinero: impreso en un papel muy resistente, podrá tenerlo siempre al alcance... more...
Genomics of the Saccharinae
Springer 2012; US$ 189.99The Saccharinae clade of the Poaceae (grass) family of flowering plants includes several important crops with a rich history of contributions to humanity and the promise of still-greater contributions, as a result of some of the highest biomass productivity levels known, resilience to drought and other environmental challenges that are likely to increase,... more...
Sasol First Field Guide to Grasses of Southern Africa
Random House Struik 2012; US$ 6.00A field guide to grasses of southern Africa more...
Jatropha, Challenges for a New Energy Crop
Springer 2012; US$ 169.99Jatropha curcas or Physic Nut is a small tree (bush plant) that produces fruits under tropical climate. The fruits contained seed that are 40 percent oil rich. This oil is excellent for biodiesel. The bush is a now new coming crop because it may cope with harsh environmental conditions such as semi-aridity and poor land. It is considered as one alternative... more...
Native Orchids of Minnesota
University of Minnesota Press 2012; US$ 30.00Though often considered exotic and rare, orchids actually can be found across climates and continents—and Minnesota is no exception. The state is home to forty-nine wild orchids, occurring in every county. With a little patience, a modicum of outdoor experience, and this handy book, any Minnesotan can discover the common species of orchids in... more...
Beta maritima
Springer 2011; US$ 169.99Along the undisturbed shores, especially of the Mediterranean Sea and the European North Atlantic Ocean, is a quite widespread plant called Beta maritima by botanists, or more commonly sea beet. Nothing, for the inexperienced observer's eye, distinguishes it from surrounding wild vegetation. Despite its inconspicuous and nearly invisible flowers,... more...









