Theophrastaceae. Flora Neotropica (105) BIGC ARCHIVE Balick's work is a synthesis

Balick's work is a synthesis of known and new information about this group

including 28 new species

economic uses

providing food

along with a series of historical maps showing the routes and localities that he visited

Theophrastaceae. Flora Neotropica (105) BIGC ARCHIVE Balick's work is a synthesisThis volume is the first thorough treatment of Theophrastaceae since 1903. The family of shrubs and small trees comprises 95 species in seven genera, is centered in the Caribbean, and has a distribution strictly in the New World tropics. The systematic treatment includes generic and specific keys, detailed descriptions of all taxa along with illustrations, distribution maps, lists of specimens examined, and notes on ecology and local names uses. Also