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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.
Some of the keywords used throughout the catalog would include:
This list contains a selection of books available online through the HCC Library.
Predicting Invasions of Nonindigenous Plants and Plant Pests by 
Alien Species and Evolution : the Evolutionary Ecology of Exotic Plants, Animals, Microbes, and Interacting Native Species by This list contains a selection of books available in the HCC Library.
Seed Wars: Controversies and Cases on Plant Genetic Resources and Intellectual Property by 
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Botany by 
Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary by 
100 Flowers and How They Got Their Names by 
Flora Mirabilis: How Plants Have Shaped World Knowledge, Health, Wealth, and Beauty by 
Botany Illustrated: Introduction to Plants, Major Groups, Flowering Plant Families by 
Botany for Gardeners by 
Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification by 
Alteration of Native Hawaiian Vegetation: Effects of Humans, their Activities and Introductions by 
Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaiʻi by 
Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants
The New Oxford Book of Food Plants by 
The Biology of Horticulture: An Introductory Textbook by 
Plants for Tropical Landscapes by 
Breeding Dendrobium Orchids in Hawaii by 
Breeding Anthuriums in Hawaii by 
The Atlas of Food: Who Eats What, Where, and Why by 
