The Genus Arisaema by Guy and Liliane Gusman

From: Scott Hyndman hyndman at aroid.org> on 2002.07.01 at 01:05:58(9049) Dear All, The long awaited book The Genus Arisaema by Guy and Liliane Gusman is now available. Please see http://www.aroid.org/literature/gusman/ for further information. I have included the prepublication information below as well. If the IAS can get at least 30 people to indicate that they will buy the book, the Society will make it available to its members at a discount price of US$65.00 including US surface mail shipping. International members can purchase the book through the IAS for US$85.00 including surface mail shipping, although you may want to contact the distributor directly to see if the Euro price plus shipping are competitive. Please contact me privately off of Aroid_L at hyndman@aroid.org as soon as possible if you are interested in buying this book. We will try to have it available in time for the Raleigh meeting at the end of July (http://www.aroid.org/ias_summerevent/index.html) for those who attend and purchase the book. +More Best regards, Scott --------------------- Scott E. Hyndman, IAS President 1460 Club Drive Vero Beach, FL 32963 Home and fax: (772) 234-2347 Office: (772) 462-5889 Cell: (772) 216-6534 E-mail: Home page: http://www.aroid.org/ ****************************************** GUSMAN, Guy and Liliane Gusman The Genus of Arisaema. A Monograph for Botanists and Nature Lovers. 2002. 475 colored photographs. Ca 200 line -figs. Ca. 450 p. gr8vo. Hardcover. (ISBN 3-904144-91-X) EURO $83.00 Today, Arisaema have become increasingly popular and highly prized for their sculptural aspect and their intriguing inflorescences. This genus' fascination is also increased by a phenomenon, unique in Araceae: the change of sex that these plants undergo many times during their lifetime. The book covers all frost-resistant species, whose exotic look makes them great woodland garden plants, and tropical species suited for the cool greenhouse. It provides descriptions of all species, keys for their identifications, plus information on their growing conditions in the wild and advice for their cultivation and propagation. This book is the long-awaited result of ten years of interest in the genus Arisaema. The authors travelled widely in connection with this work, which is the product of observations in the wild, in-depth reviews of scientific papers, analysis of many herbarium vouchers, and, finally, the experience they acquired in growing these plants in a Belgium garden. Since Engler?s classification in 1910, this monograph is the first attempt to bring order to the confused state of knowledge about the genus in the whole of its geographical range. It includes descriptions, taxonomy, names and synonyms, critical examinations of the nomenclature, geographic distributions and habitats together with notes on cultivation, providing the most up-to-date account of the genus Arisaema available today. This volume is simple to use with, in each section, comparative drawings of leaves and inflorescences, as well as helpful identification tables. Richly illustrated- many species have been photographed in their native habitats by the authors-, this botanical treatment provides a comprehensive and an individual addition to the libraries of botanists, Arisaema growers, and nature lovers. It includes approximately 150 species, 475 full-colored photographs with close-up images, ca. 200 drawings, and 17 tables for keying the species. A glossary, and index of names, and an exhaustive bibliography are provided. Contents (Main Headings) Introduction/ Morphology / Arisaemas in Chemistry and Medicine / Arisaemas in the Wild and in Cultivation / Propagation/ Systematics / Taxonomic Treatment/ Glossary / Bibliography / Index to Species Names Published by Gantner Verlag, Ruggel / Liechtenstein Distributed by Koeltz Scientific Books, P.O. Box 1360, D-61462 Konigstein / Germany Fax (+49) 6174 937240/ Phone (+49) 6174 93720/ Email: koeltz@t-online.de Internet: http://www.koeltz.com

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