Research Guides: Botany: Books: General Botany

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Botany in Hawaiʻi by Daniela Dutra Elliott & Paula Mejia Velasquez
"Botany in Hawaiʻi" discusses introductory topics of Botany through examples of the native and introduced plants found in Hawaiʻi. It includes anatomy and physiology of seeds, roots, leaves, stems, fruits and flowers and covers the main plant groups from nonvascular to flowering plants. This book provides a visual reference to botanical concepts and terminology for beginners.

Suggested Keywords to Search With

Some of the keywords used throughout the catalog would include:

AQUATIC PLANTS
BOTANICAL CHEMISTRY
BOTANY
BOTANY -- HAWAII
DANGEROUS PLANTS
ENDANGERED PLANTS
ENDEMIC PLANTS
ETHNOBOTANY
ETHNOBOTANY -- HAWAII
MYCOLOGY
PALEOETHNOBOTANY
PLANT ANATOMY
PLANT ECOLOGY
PLANT MORPHOLOGY
PLANTS -- MEDICINAL
RARE PLANTS
SEEDLINGS

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Global Plants is the world’s largest database of digitized plant specimens and a locus for international scientific research and collaboration.

Plant type specimens are in great demand for scientific study because of their pivotal role as original vouchers of nomenclature. They also act as a historical record of changes in various flora.

The largest of its kind, Global Plants consists of 66 sub-collections, showcasing hand-selected specimens that have been meticulously digitized by partner herbaria with generous support from the Mellon Foundation. This resource also features partner-contributed reference works and primary sources, such as collectors’ correspondence and diaries, illustrations, and photographs.