FLORA OF EGYPT “VOLUME FOUR”

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This book is the fourth and last volume of the Flora of Egypt. It covers 29 monocot families of native and naturalized plants, comprising 180 genera, 482 species and 29 infraspecific taxa. The largest families are: Gramimeae 284 species (including 44 cultivated) in 110 genera; Cyperaceae 47 species in 12 genera; Hyacinthaceae 31 species in seven genera; and Alliaceae 26 species (including four cultivated) in two genera. The largest genera are: Allium 21 species (excluding cultivated species); Cyperus 19; Bromus 18; Eragrostis 14; and Bellevalia 12 species.
Several annexes appear in this volume: additions and corrections (vol. 1-3), keys to major divisions, and to the 128 families treated in the four volumes, a glossary of botanical terms; Latin-vernacular names and vernacular-Latin names; cumulative index to the genera and families in the four volumes.