Table of Contents

Dedication
Foreword
Introduction
Discussion of Content
Scientific Names
Synonymy
Common Names
Economic Importance
Food
Food Additives
Animal Food
Bee Plants
Invertebrate Food
Materials
Fuels
Social Uses
Vertebrate Poisons
Non-Vertebrate Poisons
Medicines
Environmental Uses
Gene Sources
Weeds
Harmful Organism Host
CITES Appendices I and II
Geographical Distribution
Symbols and Abbreviations
References Cited
Acknowledgments
List of Reviewers
Catalog of Economic Plants
Index of Common Names
List of Figures and Tables
Sample of Accepted Name Entry
Classes and Subclasses of Economic Impact
List of Standard Geographical Areas and Regions
World Map of Standard Geographical Regions

Reviews

"This will be an important source of standardized information for anyone working with economic plants." -S.L. Timme, Choice, October 1999 Promo Copy