Pothos

Author : Rosa Campbell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1913642585

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Pothos by Rosa Campbell Pdf

Epipremnum aureum, devil's ivy, or (somewhat erroneously) pothos is not special. It is not symbolically useful, it is not rare, it is not hard to grow or care for. But in the aftermath of unexpected death, an impossible-to-kill houseplant might have something to say about keeping going. In Pothos, Campbell traces a polyvocal narrative of loss, absent presence, and queer homemaking through a poetics of attention and an engagement with texts, art, music, and the occasional hologram. Hovering somewhere between memoir, prose poetry and essay, Pothos examines the condition of being alternately infuriated, bored, and overwhelmed by grief - its mutability, its opacity, its refusals. It is a raw and nebulous exploration of mourning, care and domesticity, and the way in which the small background sentience of plants can (maybe) tell us something about our own growth.

Author : Umberto Quattrocchi
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 3960 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781482250640

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CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants by Umberto Quattrocchi Pdf

"Following on the successes of two previous dictionary projects, the CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names and the CRC World Dictionary of the Grasses, Umberto Quattrocchi has undertaken this dictionary of economically important plants.... He has done for these plants what was so admirably done in his other works—brought the vast and scattered literature on plant names, and in this case, too, their uses, into coherent order so that the inquisitive scholar can get a foothold." —From the Foreword, Donald H. Pfister, Harvard University and Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, Massachusetts The CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology provides the starting point for better access to data on plants used around the world in medicine, food, and cultural practices. The material found in the five volumes has been painstakingly gathered from papers of general interest, reports and records, taxonomic revisions, field studies, herbaria and herbarium collections, notes, monographs, pamphlets, botanical literature, and literature tout court. It includes sources available at various natural history libraries, floras and standard flora works, local floras and local histories, nomenclatural histories, and the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. Much more than a dictionary, the book provides the names of thousands of genera and species of economically important plants, concise summaries of plant properties, and appropriate observations about medicinal uses. Drawing from a tremendous range of primary and secondary sources, it is an indispensable time-saving guide for all those involved with botany, herbal medicine, pharmacognosy, toxicology, medicinal and natural product chemistry, and agriculture.

Author : Christophe Wiart
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 587 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781351059053

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Medicinal Plants in the Asia Pacific for Zoonotic Pandemics, Volume 1 by Christophe Wiart Pdf

Medicinal Plants in the Asia Pacific for Zoonotic Pandemics provides an unprecedented, comprehensive overview of the phylogeny, botany, ethnopharmacology, and pharmacology of more than 100 plants used in the traditional medical systems of Asia and Pacific. It discusses their actions and potentials against viruses, bacteria, and fungi that represent a threat of epidemic and pandemic diseases, with an emphasis on the molecular basis and cellular pathways. This book presents scientific names, the botanical classification, traditional medicinal uses, active chemical constituents, and pharmacology. This volume is a critical reference for anyone involved in the discovery of lead molecules or phytopharmaceutical products for the prevention or treatment of pandemic viral, bacterial, or fungal infections. FEATURES Phylogenetic presentation of medicinal plants and a chemotaxonomical rationale of antiviral, antibacterial, and antifungal actions Discusses the chemical structure–activity relationship, pharmacokinetics, and oral bioavailability of antimicrobial principles Introduces the molecular mechanism of natural products on viruses, bacteria, and fungi Contains a selection of botanical plates and useful bibliographic references This book is a useful research tool for postgraduates, academics, and the pharmaceutical, herbal, and nutrition industries. Medicinal Plants in the Asia Pacific for Zoonotic Pandemics includes commentary sections that invite further research and reflection on the fascinating and timely subject of the development of drugs and herbals from Asia-Pacific medicinal plants to safeguard humanity and other life forms against the forthcoming waves of viral, bacterial, or fungal pandemics. This book is an ideal reference text for medicinal plant enthusiasts.

Author : Thomas GREEN (Botanist.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 980 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1824
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026446274

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The Universal Herbal ... The Second Edition, Revised and Improved by Thomas GREEN (Botanist.) Pdf

Author : Matt Candeias
Publisher : Mango Media Inc.
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781642504545

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In Defense of Plants by Matt Candeias Pdf

The Study of Plants in a Whole New Light “Matt Candeias succeeds in evoking the wonder of plants with wit and wisdom.” ―James T. Costa, PhD, executive director, Highlands Biological Station and author of Darwin's Backyard #1 New Release in Nature & Ecology, Plants, Botany, Horticulture, Trees, Biological Sciences, and Nature Writing & Essays In his debut book, internationally-recognized blogger and podcaster Matt Candeias celebrates the nature of plants and the extraordinary world of plant organisms. A botanist’s defense. Since his early days of plant restoration, this amateur plant scientist has been enchanted with flora and the greater environmental ecology of the planet. Now, he looks at the study of plants through the lens of his ever-growing houseplant collection. Using gardening, houseplants, and examples of plants around you, In Defense of Plants changes your relationship with the world from the comfort of your windowsill. The ruthless, horny, and wonderful nature of plants. Understand how plants evolve and live on Earth with a never-before-seen look into their daily drama. Inside, Candeias explores the incredible ways plants live, fight, have sex, and conquer new territory. Whether a blossoming botanist or a professional plant scientist, In Defense of Plants is for anyone who sees plants as more than just static backdrops to more charismatic life forms. In this easily accessible introduction to the incredible world of plants, you’ll find: • Fantastic botanical histories and plant symbolism • Passionate stories of flora diversity and scientific names of plant organisms • Personal tales of plantsman discovery through the study of plants If you enjoyed books like The Botany of Desire, What a Plant Knows, or The Soul of an Octopus, then you’ll love In Defense of Plants.

Author : Michael Jeffreys,Marc Diederik Lauxtermann
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9780198787228

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The Letters of Psellos by Michael Jeffreys,Marc Diederik Lauxtermann Pdf

The Letters of Psellos is the first detailed study of the correspondence of Michael Psellos, a leading Byzantine intellectual, politician, and writer of the eleventh century. Psellos' corpus of over 500 letters represents a historical source of great significance for the study of society and culture of the time: literary masterpieces in and of themselves, yet often complex and difficult to understand in their entirety, they not only rebound with subtlety and humor, but also offer invaluable information on myriad subjects ranging from the political culture of Byzantium and its civil administration to social codes, religious beliefs, and popular culture. This volume consists of two complementary parts designed to make Psellos' letters as widely accessible as possible, both to the specialist academic community and to a wider non-specialist audience. The first part contains five essays offering detailed historical and literary analyses of a considerable number of the letters across a range of different topics, including the financial management of monasteries, the friendship of Psellos and John Mauropous, and the challenges posed by Psellian irony. While the essays are supplemented by individual appendices containing the translated text of the pertinent letters, the second part of the book presents annotated summaries in English of the entirety of Psellos' correspondence, compiled over many years as part of the Prosopography of the Byzantine World project and supported by substantial excursuses and notes. The result is an engaging and accessible shortcut into these bewildering and fascinating letters and an essential resource for the study of eleventh-century Byzantine society and culture through the pen of one of its pre-eminent figures.

Author : Marianne D Baesa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798562797452

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The Ultimate Guide to Pothos Plants by Marianne D Baesa Pdf

The Ultimate Guide to Pothos Plants, by My Wasteless Life's content creator and house plant coach Marianne Baesa, is an easy to follow reference guide to help house plant enthusiasts to properly identify different varieties, cultivars, and forms of Epipremnum, Scindapsus, and Philodendron pothos plants. This reference guide is the extended book version of the Pothos 101 series on My Wasteless Life Youtube Channel, wherein all the information plant beginners and plant collectors need can all be found in one reference and instructional guide, from properly identifying different varieties of pothos, to how to successfully care for and propagate pothos. In this guide book, around fifty varieties of pothos under the Epipremnum, Scindapsus, and Philodendron species are described to help plant enthusiasts identify each one of them properly. This also teaches new plant parents how to properly care for pothos, and provides thorough but easy to follow instructions on how to successfully propagate pothos cuttings, without getting bogged down on overly complex scientific jargons and propagation methods. Additionally, two bonus chapters from the upcoming House Plants Back to Basics are included at the end: "How to Flush House Plants" and "Yellow Leaves in House Plants".

Author : Frances Pownall,Sulochana R. Asirvatham,Sabine Müller
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110623642

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The Courts of Philip II and Alexander the Great by Frances Pownall,Sulochana R. Asirvatham,Sabine Müller Pdf

Recent scholarship has recognized that Philip II and Alexander the Great adopted elements of their self-fashioning and court ceremonial from previous empires in the Ancient Near East, but it is generally assumed that the advent of the Macedonian court as a locus of politics and culture occurred only in the post-Alexander landscape of the Hellenistic Successors. This volume of ground-breaking essays by leading scholars on Ancient Macedonia goes beyond existing research questions to assess the profound impact of Philip and Alexander on court culture throughout the ages. The papers in this volume offer a thematic approach, focusing upon key institutional, cultural, social, ideological, and iconographical aspects of the reigns of Philip and Alexander. The authors treat the Macedonian court not only as a historical reality, but also as an object of fascination to contemporary Greeks that ultimately became a topos in later reflections on the lives and careers of Philip and Alexander. This collection of papers provides a paradigm-shifting recognition of the seminal roles of Philip and Alexander in the emergence of a new kind of Macedonian kingship and court culture that was spectacularly successful and transformative.

Author : Vivek Pandi
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 928 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2023-02-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811986451

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Taxonomy and Ecology of Climbers: Climbing Plants of India by Vivek Pandi Pdf

This book brings out the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on the taxonomy, biodiversity, and ecology of climbers in India. Climbing is one of the principal plant growth habits that have long attracted the interests of ecologists and evolutionary biologists. Climbing plants can add significantly to the species richness of many tropical forests ecosystems, yet they receive relatively lesser attention than trees in ecological studies. The difficulties in taxonomic assertions and lack of standard methodologies overlook climbers in plant inventories, resulting in the underrepresentation of climbers in regional floras. There is a growing consensus about the increasing abundance of climbers and their multifaceted role in tropical forests worldwide. Therefore, it is essential to understand the taxonomic diversity and ecology of climbers at the regional scale to substantiate our efforts towards constructing a global climber database, which serves as a reference for fundamental research in climber ecology and evolution. This book is of interest to biodiversity researchers, taxonomists, ecologists, and evolutionary biologists. Field biologists, forest managers, and naturalists will also find this a useful read.

Author : Mashhor Mansor, Peter C. Boyce,Ahmad Sofiman Othman, Baharuddin Sulaiman
Publisher : Penerbit USM
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789838617796

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The Araceae of Peninsular Malaysia (Penerbit USM) by Mashhor Mansor, Peter C. Boyce,Ahmad Sofiman Othman, Baharuddin Sulaiman Pdf

A review of the Araceae of Peninsular Malaysia, including its off-shore islands, is presented as a precursor to revising the family for the Flora of Peninsular Malaysia project. The aroid flora of Peninsular Malaysia comprises 28 genera and ca 140 indigenous (of which17 provisionally accepted) with 25 species (ca 17%) endemic. Peninsular Malaysia has no endemic aroid genera. As compared to Thailand with 29 genera, ca 200 species of which 62 species (ca 30%) are endemic, and Borneo where 38 genera (of which are 10 endemic), and currently 670 indigenous species of which more than 40% are undescribed and about 95% are endemic. An historical review of Araceae research in Peninsular Malaysia, and keys to higher taxa are provided. Most genera are illustrated. Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia

Author : Bronwen Neil,Eva Anagnostou-Laoutides
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004375710

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Dreams, Memory and Imagination in Byzantium by Bronwen Neil,Eva Anagnostou-Laoutides Pdf

This collection of studies on Dreams, Memory and Imagination in Byzantium reveals the distinctive and important roles of memory, imagination and dreams in the Byzantine court, the proto-Orthodox church and broader society from Constantinople to Syria and beyond

Author : Daniel Strasel
Publisher : Daniel Strasel
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-21
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781947052963

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Without Rest by Daniel Strasel Pdf

A tale of love and madness. When he confronts the truth, a lovesick god has all of his dreams turned into nightmares. In a moment of passion, a lovesick god willingly fails and breaks the divine law. Desperate to nourish and cultivate his renegade love, he searches for the answers to the questions on his heart. Told that he must go to the darkest place in all creation, and that only there will he gain what he needs in order to succeed, he does not hesitate in beginning his dread adventure. When he later finds himself in such a place, he does indeed achieve the means to win his love forever…although he did not fully understand the cost. In the mortal realm, an unlikely group of would-be heroes find themselves hunted by powers they cannot possibly hope to overcome. Captured and taken to a place where sanity is a commodity, they keep their spirits high by helping those around them as they look for a missing companion. While they are searching, they discover—much to their surprise—that they are in the middle of a secret fight amongst the gods. In the end, love is both triumphant and forsaken in this charming, yet mordant tale of gods and heroes.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1120 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Plant diseases
ISBN : UOM:39015001262446

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The Plant Disease Reporter by Anonim Pdf

Author : Albert I. Baumgartner
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004295681

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The Phoenician History of Philo of Byblos by Albert I. Baumgartner Pdf

Preliminary material -- THE MAIN PROBLEMS -- THE GREEK TEXT -- BIOGRAPHICAL DATA -- PORPHYRY'S ACCOUNT OF SANCHUNIATHON -- PHILO'S ACCOUNT OF SANCHUNIATHON -- THE COSMOGONY -- THE DISCOVERERS -- THE LIFE OF KRONOS -- KRONOS' VICTORY and PHILO'S CONCLUSION -- CHILD SACRIFICE and SNAKES -- CONCLUSIONS -- INDEX OF NAMES -- INDEX OF PASSAGES -- ÉTUDES PRÉLIMINAIRES AUX RELIGIONS ORIENTALES DANS L'EMPIRE ROMAIN.

Author : Sabina Palermo
Publisher : Leaping Hare
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780711261754

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Hi Cacti by Sabina Palermo Pdf

Botanical empowerment is for everyone: discover how you can love yourself by loving your houseplants with Hi Cacti.