Akadémia Kiadó

This book is the first complete monograph of the Rubiaceae family (with about 650 genera and 13000 species in the world) the fifth more important one in the flora of the United States of Mexico. It contains descriptions and identification keys for 103 genera and over 600 taxa including 585 species among them, more than 2500 synonyms, followed by 107 illustrations of artistic value about the most important species and finally a many sided phytogeographic summary about the role of the family in the Caribbean region. The book serves as a tool for the correct identification of the plants belonging into the frame of the highly complex family offering solutions for largely debated taxonomic problems, e.g. for the complexes of Rondeletia, Portlandia, Deppea, Omiltemia etc. It serves as an indispensable resource of informations for scientists and professional experts working on the fields of botany, ecology, plant chemistry, agriculture and forestry, physical planning, protection of nature and environment, etc. and for the related teachers and students of the high education.