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Zusatztext “This book contains all the technical information a plant scientist might want! combined with cultivation and conservation notes of great utility to professional growers! hobbyists! and conservationists alike.” — Choice “Magnificent.” — Garden Compass “All in all! this is an extremely well-orchestrated book and the authors have succeeded in providing a valuable product to better understand this unusual member of the plant community.” — American Reference Books Annual “This book is recommended for any horticultural or academic library.” — E-Streams “Up-to-date. . . . information on use! cultivation and conservation.” — Plant Talk “With this book I no longer have any excuse in not knowing all that one needs to know about tree ferns. . . . It is a book all landscape architects and garden designers should have! as well as all gardeners who wish to grow these great plants.” — Gardening Newsletter “ Tree Ferns was not intended to be an identification manual. Its primary purpose is to stimulate interest! expand our knowledge! and bring us up to date on important findings about these elegant plants; for this! the authors are to be commended.” — Pacific Horticulture “Extensive.” — San Diego Home and Garden Lifestyles “A very pleasing book which will entrance serious undergraduate botanists and which belongs in college and university libraries! as well as the library of any pteridologist and of any gardener in warmer parts of North America.” — Plant Science Bulletin “Represents the first dedicated treatment of these fantastic plants.” — Let’s Talk Plants “Even if he or she never intends to grow a tree fern! this book is an attractive and reasonably priced addition to the fern enthusiast’s book shelf.” — Fiddlehead Forum “At last! an excellent book on tree ferns.” — Hardy Fern Foundation Quarterly Informationen zum Autor Mark F. Large's interest in fern evolution and paleobotany spans 20 years. He has authored many fern publications and acted as a botanical consultant for the popular television series Walking with Dinosaurs . He is an associate professor of botany and heads the School of Landscape and Plant Science at UNITEC Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. Klappentext Surveys all the families! genera! and species of tree ferns! including those that are suitable for the home garden. Offers up-to-date taxonomy and detailed descriptions as well as in-depth coverage of everything from tree fern use to conservation. Provides extensive cultivation information! including propagation and diseases and pests. This is a black-and-white edition. Vorwort This volume provides detailed descriptions of tree fern families, genera, and species, including those suitable for the home garden. Young uncurling fronds of tree ferns are often eaten in the wild by animals and birds. Humans have also used tree ferns as a food source. The Aboriginal peoples of Australia, the peoples of Hawaii, India, Madagascar, New Guinea, New Caledonia, and the Maori in New Zealand are known to have used the pith from the center of the trunk as a starch source. The young uncurling fronds have also been eaten. This material is often full of silicates and resinous compounds and remains an acquired taste. For a short period in the 1920s, Cibotium starch was extracted in Hawaii commercially for laundry and food use (Nelson and Hornibrook 1962). Several tree ferns have toxic or therapeutic properties; some have been explored for antiviral and medicinal uses. About 300 B.C., Theophrastus recommended oil extracted from ferns to expel internal parasites. C...
