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Informationen zum Autor Peter Sell (1929–2013) joined the Herbarium in the University of Cambridge's Plant Science Department in 1944, holding the post of Assistant Curator from 1972 until his retirement in 1997. From 1997 to 2013 his work there on this flora continued unabated, together with regular visits to the University's Botanic Garden throughout the flowering and fruiting seasons. He was co-author of Flora of Cambridgeshire (1964) and Flora of the Maltese Islands (1977), and was involved in the whole Flora Europaea project, also published in five volumes (1964–80) by Cambridge University Press. Gina Murrell joined the Herbarium in the University of Cambridge's Plant Science Department in 1966, where she held the post of Assistant Curator from 2002 until her retirement in 2011. She worked with Peter Sell over a period of more than 40 years, and together they collected a quarter of the British Herbarium's 200,000 specimens. Klappentext Penultimate volume of this definitive flora, describing many new taxa and providing full descriptions for all species. This unique flora will provide detailed accounts of the native and established species of flowering plants and ferns in Great Britain and Ireland. This volume describes many new taxa, with full descriptions for all species together with their ecology, distribution and vernacular name. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword S. M. Walters; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Conspectus of families; Text: 68. Capparaceae; 69. Brassicaceae; 70. Resedaceae; 71. Clethraceae; 72. Empetraceae; 73. Ericaceae; 74. Pyrolaceae; 75. Monotropaceae; 76. Diapensiaceae; 77. Myrsinaceae; 78. Primulaceae; 79. Pittosporaceae; 80. Hydrangeaceae; 81. Escalloniaceae; 82. Grossulariaceae; 83. Crassulaceae; 84. Saxifragaceae; 85. Rosaceae; New taxa and combinations; Abbreviations; Glossary; Index.
