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Poisonous Plants of Pakistan

Handbook / Manual Flora / Fauna Monograph Out of Print
By: SH Abid Askari(Author)
512 pages, 175 colour illustrations, 1 colour map
Poisonous Plants of Pakistan
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  • Poisonous Plants of Pakistan ISBN: 9780195977899 Hardback Oct 2010 Out of Print #173622
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In Poisonous Plants of Pakistan, the author has collected, in one volume, information about the poisonous plants that can be found in Pakistan, which previously could only be found in scattered, specialized scientific papers.

Detailed descriptions of the plants and how to avoid injury from them are accompanied by the authors own accurate illustrations which highlight the poisonous parts of each plant. There is also useful information on how to recognise the symptoms of poisoning and provide first aid.

Contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements

1. Abrus precatorius L.
2. Acacia melanoxylon R.  Br
3. Achillea millefolium
4. Acokanthera oblongifolia (Hochet) L. E.  Codd.
5. Aconitum chasmanthum Stapf ex Holmes.
6. Aconitum heterophyllum Wall.  ex Royle.
7. Aconitum violaceum Jacquem.  ex Stapf
8. Actaea spicata L.
9. Adonis aestivalis L.
10. Adonis chrysocyathus Hook.  f.  & Thoms
11. Agrostemma githago L.
12. Allamanda cathartica (L. ) Mant.
13. Amaranthus retroflexus L.
14. Ammi majus L.
15. Anagallis arvensis L.
16. Anemone obtusiloba D.  Don.
17. Annona squamosa L.
18. Apium graveolens L.
19. Aquilegia nivalis Falc.  ex Baker
20. Aquilegia pubiflora Wall ex Royle
21. Argemone maxicana L.
22. Aristolochia bracteolata Lamk.
23. Artemisia absinthium L.
24. Atropa acuminata Royle ex Miers.
25. Bryonia aspera Stev.  ex Ledeb.
26. Buxus wallichiana Baill.
27. Caesalpinia gilliesii (Hook. ) Dietr.
28. Calotropis procera (Ait,) Ait.  f.
29. Caltha palustris L.
30. Cannabis sativa L.
31. Catharanthus roseus (L. ) G.  Don
32. Ceratocephala falcata (L. ) Pers.
33. Cestrum aurantiacum Lindl.
34. Cestrum diurnum L.
35. Cestrum nocturnum L.
36. Cestrum parqui (L. ) Herit
37. Chenopodium ambrosioides L.
38. Cicuta virosa L.
39. Cimicifuga foetida L.
40. Citrullus colocynthis (L. ) Schrad.
41. Clematis gouriana Roxb.  ex DC.
42. Clematis grata Wall.
43. Clematis graveolens Lindl.
44. Clematis orientalis L.
45. Colocasia esculenta (L. ) Schott
46. Conium maculatum L.
47. Consolida ambigua (L. ) Ball et Heywood.
48. Cryptostegia grandiflora R.  Br.
49. Cupressus macrocarpa Hartw.  ex Gordon.
50. Datura fastuosa L.
51. Datura innoxia Miller.
52. Datura stramonium L.
53. Datura suaveolens Humb.  & Bonpland ex Willd.
54. Delphinium brunonianum Royle.
55. Delphinium vestitum Wall ex Royle.
56. Dictamnus albus L.
57. Dieffenbachia seguine Schott.
58. Digitalis purpurea L.
59. Dryopteris filix-mas (L. ) Schott.
60. Duranta repens L.
61. Echinochloa crus-galli (L. ) P.  Beauv.
62. Equisetum arvense L.
63. Equisetum palustre L.
64. Equisetum ramosissimum Desf.
65. Ervatamia coronaria (Jacq. ) Stapf.
66. Euphorbia helioscopia L.
67. Euphorbia lathyris L.
68. Euphorbia marginata Pursh
69. Euphorbia milii des Moul.
70. Euphorbia peplus L.
71. Euphorbia prostrata Ait.
72. Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd.  ex klotzsch
73. Euphorbia tirucalli L.
74. Fagopyrum esculentum Moench
75. Festuca arundinacea schreb.
76. Festuca rubra L.
77. Ginkgo biloba L.
78. Gloriosa superba L.
79. Guaiacum officinale L.
80. Halogeton glomeratus (M. Bieb. ) C. A.  Mey.
81. Hedera nepalensis K.  Koch.
82. Heliotropium europaeum L.
83. Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.  Wall.  ex G.  Don Hem. )
84. Hyacinthus orientalis L.
85. Hyoscyamus niger L.
86. Hypericum perforatum L.
87. Indigofera Linnaei Ali
88. Ipomoea batatas (L. ) Lam.
89. Ipomoea carnea Jacq.
ssp.  fistulosa
90. Ipomoea purpurea (L. ) Roth.
91. Iris germanica L.
92. Iris versicolor L.
93. Jatropha curcas L.
94. Jatropha gossypiifolia L.
95. Juncus inflexus L.
96. Juniperus communis L.
97. Laburnum anagyroides Medicus.
98. Lantana camara L.
99. Lathyrus hirsutus L.
100. Lathyrus odoratus L.
101. Lathyrus sativus L.
102. Lathyrus sphaericus Retz.
103. Ligustrum lucidum Ait.  f.
104. Linum usitatissimum L.
105. Lolium perenne L.
106. Lolium temulentum L.
107. Lupinus polyphyllus Lindl.
108. Lyonia ovalifolia (Wall. ) Drude
109. Malus sylvestris Mill.
110. Malva parviflora L.
111. Melia azedarach L.
112. Mirabilis jalapa L.
113. Momordica balsamina L.
114. Narcissus tazetta L.
115. Nepeta cataria L.
116. Nerium oleander L.
117. Nicotiana rustica L.
118. Nicotiana tabacum L.
119. Nymphaea alba L.
120. Oxalis pes-caprae L.
121. Paeonia emodi Wall ex Royle.
122. Panicum miliaceum L.
123. Papaver nudicaule L.
124. Papaver rhoeas L.
125. Papaver somniferum L.
126. Pedilanthus bracteatus Boiss.
127. Phaseolus lunatus L.
128. Physalis alkekengi L.
129. Physalis peruviana L.
130. Plumeria rubra L.
131. Podophyllum emodi Wall.  ex Royle
132. Prunus armeniaca L.
133. Ranunculus arvensis L.
134. Ranunculus muricatus L.
135. Ranunculus sceleratus L.
136. Rhododendron arboreum Sm.
137. Ricinus communis L.
138. Robinia pseudo-acacia L.
139. Sambucus nigra L.
140. Saponaria officinalis L.
141. Schinus molle L.
142. Schinus terebinthifolius Reddi
143. Senecio chrysanthemoides DC.
144. Silybum marianum (L. ) Gaertner.
145. Solanum dulcamara L.
146. Solanum nigrum L.
147. Solanum tuberosum L.
148. Sophora mollis (Royle) Baker.
149. Stellaria media (L. ) Vill.
150. Taxus wallichiana Zucc.
151. Thevetia peruviana (Pers).  Schum.
152. Tribulus terresstris L.
153. Urtica dioica L.
154. Vicia sativa L.
155. Vinca major L.
156. Viscum album L.
157. Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC.
158. Withania somnifera (L. ) Dunal

Glossary of Botanical Terms
Glossary of Medical Terms
Index of Botanical and Common Names

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Handbook / Manual Flora / Fauna Monograph Out of Print
By: SH Abid Askari(Author)
512 pages, 175 colour illustrations, 1 colour map
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