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Ethnobotany of the Caucasus

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  • © 2017

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Editors:
  1. Rainer W. Bussmann

    1. William L. Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, USA

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  • Collates the best, latest research on the most important plants for the Caucasus region
  • Deals with descriptive, methodological, theoretical, and applied research
  • Provides a valuable framework for scholarship in ethnobotany
  • Shares expertise from the fields of biology, anthropology, agronomy, geography, biochemistry, and environmental economics
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: European Ethnobotany (EUROETH)

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Table of contents (133 entries)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. Ethnobotany of the Caucasus

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Ethnobotany of the Caucasus – The Region

      • Rainer W. Bussmann, Ketevan Batsatsashvili, Zaal Kikvidze, Manana Khutsishvili, Inesa Maisaia, Shalva Sikharulidze et al.
      Pages 3-20

    3. Ethnobotany of the Caucasus – Armenia

      • George Fayvush, Alla Aleksanyan, Rainer W. Bussmann
      Pages 21-36

    4. Ethnobotany of the Caucasus – Azerbaijan

      • Naiba P. Mehdiyeva, Ibrahim S. Guliyev, Valida M. Alizade, Esmira H. Alirzayeva, Rainer W. Bussmann
      Pages 37-46

    5. Ethnobotany of the Caucasus – Georgia

      • Rainer W. Bussmann, Ketevan Batsatsashvili, Zaal Kikvidze, Manana Khutsishvili, Inesa Maisaia, Shalva Sikharulidze et al.
      Pages 47-63

  3. Plant Profiles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
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    2. Abies nordmanniana (Steven) Spach Pinaceae

      • Ketevan Batsatsashvili, Zaal Kikvidze, Manana Khutsishvili, Inesa Maisaia, Shalva Sikharulidze, David Tchelidze et al.
      Pages 67-71

    3. Acantholimon hohenackeri (Jaub. & Spach) Boiss. Plumbaginaceae

      • Naiba P. Mehdiyeva, Valida M. Alizade, Narel Y. Paniagua Zambrana, Rainer W. Bussmann
      Pages 73-75

    4. Acer laetum C. A. Mey Acer platanoides L. Acer pseudoplatanus L. Acer velutinum Boiss. Sapindaceae

      • Naiba P. Mehdiyeva, Valida M. Alizade, Ketevan Batsatsashvili, Zaal Kikvidze, Manana Khutsishvili, Inesa Maisaia et al.
      Pages 77-84

    5. Agasyllis latifolia (M. Bieb.) Boiss. Apiaceae

      • Ketevan Batsatsashvili, Zaal Kikvidze, Manana Khutsishvili, Inesa Maisaia, Shalva Sikharulidze, David Tchelidze et al.
      Pages 85-88

    6. Agrimonia eupatoria L. Rosaceae

      • Naiba P. Mehdiyeva, Valida M. Alizade, Ketevan Batsatsashvili, Zaal Kikvidze, Manana Khutsishvili, Inesa Maisaia et al.
      Pages 89-93

    7. Alcea hyrcana (Grossh.) Grossh. Alcea lenkoranica Iljin Alcea rugosa Alef. Alcea tabrisiana (Boiss.et Buhse) Iljin Malvaceae

      • Naiba P. Mehdiyeva, Valida M. Alizade, Narel Y. Paniagua Zambrana, Rainer W. Bussmann
      Pages 95-98

    8. Allium paradoxum (M. Bieb.) G. Don Allium ursinum L. Allium victorialis L. Amaryllidaceae

      • George Fayvush, Alla Aleksanyan, Naiba P. Mehdiyeva, Valida M. Alizade, Ketevan Batsatsashvili, Zaal Kikvidze et al.
      Pages 99-105

    9. Amaranthus retroflexus L. Amaranthaceae

      • Ketevan Batsatsashvili, Naiba P. Mehdiyeva, Zaal Kikvidze, Manana Khutsishvili, Inesa Maisaia, Shalva Sikharulidze et al.
      Pages 107-112

    10. Anacamptis pyramidalis (L.) Rich. Orchidaceae

      • Naiba P. Mehdiyeva, Valida M. Alizade, Narel Y. Paniagua Zambrana, Rainer W. Bussmann
      Pages 113-115

    11. Artemisia annua L. Artemisia fragrans Willd. Asteraceae

      • Ketevan Batsatsashvili, Naiba P. Mehdiyeva, George Fayvush, Zaal Kikvidze, Manana Khutsishvili, Inesa Maisaia et al.
      Pages 117-122

    12. Asparagus officinalis L. Asparagus verticillatus L. Asparagaceae

      • George Fayvush, Alla Aleksanyan, Naiba P. Mehdiyeva, Valida M. Alizade, Ketevan Batsatsashvili, Zaal Kikvidze et al.
      Pages 123-127

    13. Asplenium trichomanes L. Aspleniaceae

      • Naiba P. Mehdiyeva, Valida M. Alizade, Ketevan Batsatsashvili, Zaal Kikvidze, Manana Khutsishvili, Inesa Maisaia et al.
      Pages 129-132

    14. Atriplex hortensis L. Atriplex tatarica L. Amaranthaceae

      • Naiba P. Mehdiyeva, George Fayvush, Alla Aleksanyan, Valida M. Alizade, Ketevan Batsatsashvili, Zaal Kikvidze et al.
      Pages 133-136
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About this book

The Caucasus MRW (online and print) Volume will cover this European Macroregion. The content will focus on the ethnobotany of wild plants in this Macroregion and it will be first developed as an online site and, later, when all of the planned topics have been covered for this specific volume, printed in a hard copy version. The online site will remain live and be available for updates (with new monographs [if not covered initially due to lack of research]).

The content will be divided into sections covering countries (or groups of countries), based on plant diversity and not necessarily political or national boundaries. The Caucasus volume will have an Introduction (4,000-6,000 words); 50 200 plant monographs (10 to maximum 50 monographs per country) with each monograph having a length of ~1,500 words (with references), plus 2-4 photographs. To further define the content, the plant monographs will be divided into five major categories (food; medicine/cosmetic; veterinary; handicraft plants; and ritual/folkloric uses) and include notes. The number of the monographs in every category will be negotiated depending on the advances of the ethnobotanical research in each specific country, or group of countries. The main criteria for the inclusion of a given plant will be its cultural salience within a given country (assessed by the Volume Editor). References will be given at the end of the Introduction and each monograph.

Reviews

“This is a well-produced book that will have a long shelf life as a source of information on ethnobotany of the Caucasus. It is rigorous enough to be used as a stand-alone reference. Some of the information within it may serve as signposts towards more detailed information in more specific texts. Being easy to read and presenting engaging portraits of the plants also makes it a candidate for recreational reading.” (Susanne Masters, Economic Botany, Vol. 72 (1), March, 2018)

Editors and Affiliations

  • William L. Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, USA

    Rainer W. Bussmann

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Dr. Rainer W. Bussmann, WLBC, Missouri Botanica Garden


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