| Auteurs | Modesto Luceño Garcés & col. |
| ISBN | 9788412665673 |
| Uitgever | Jolube Consultor Botánica y Editor |
| Taal | Engels |
| Pagina’s | 598 |
| Formaat | 16,5 x 24 cm |
| Bindwijze | Hardcover |
| Afbeeldingen | Rijk geïllustreerd |
| Jaar van uitgave | 2023 |
The first complete monograph of the Cyperaceae family for Spain and Portugal, written by local authors. This field guide is superbly illustrated with photographs and drawing plates.
It presents an up-to-date classification including easy-to-use dichotomous keys and numerous data that greatly facilitate the identification of the genera and species of Cyperaceae growing in Spain and Portugal, including the biodiverse archipelagos of the Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Azores and Madeira. Diagnostic descriptions of the different taxa are also provided, as well as distribution maps and data on flowering time, edaphic preferences and conservation status, in the cases that have been evaluated.
The genera covered in this work are: Blysmus, Bolboschoenus, Bulbostylis, Carex (incl. Kobresia), Cladium, Cyperus, Eleocharis, Eriophorum, Fimbristylis, Fuirena, Isolepis, Rhynchospora, Schoenoplectiella, Schoenoplectus, Scirpoides, Scirpus and Trichophorum.
THE AUTORS
Modesto Luceño Garcés is PhD in Biology, Professor of Botany at the Pablo Olavide University in Seville. He is a specialist in the Cyperaceae family. He has worked and taught at universities in Brazil, Switzerland and South Africa. He has formed a botanical school that has allowed this work to go ahead.
Modesto Luceño is also the editor of the work, coordinating the following authors: Rogelio Sánchez Villegas, Begoña Quirós de la Peña, Manuel Sánchez Villegas, Santiago Martín Bravo, Enrique Maguilla Salado, Marcial Escudero Lirio, Carmen Benítez Benítez, Tamara Villaverde Hidalgo, Pedro Jiménez Mejías, José Ignacio Márquez Corro, María Sanz Arnal, Mónica Míguez Ríos. The magnificent illustrations are by Manuel Sánchez Villegas. The layout is by Rogelio Sánchez Rueda. The cover is by Begoña Quirós de la Peña.
