Lim - Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants (Volume 10, Modified Stems, Roots, Bulbs)

T. K. Lim Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants 10.1007/978-94-017-7276-1_1

This book, volume 10, is a continuation of a multi-compendium, Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. It covers plants with edible modified storage subterranean stems (corms, rhizomes, stem tubers) and unmodified subterranean stem stolons, above-ground swollen stems and hypocotyls, storage roots (tap root, lateral roots, root tubers) and bulbs, which are eaten as conventional or functional food as vegetables and spices, and as herbal teas, and may provide a source of food additives or nutraceuticals. A list of such edible plant species from families Acanthaceae to Zygophyllaceae are presented in a tabular form and 32 such edible species from the families Alismataceae, Amaryllidaceae, Apiaceae, Araceae, Araliaceae, Asparagaceae, Asteraceae, Basellaceae, Brassicaceae and Campanulaceae have been covered in detail in the preceding volume. Volume 10 covers in detail 19 edible species in the families Amaranthaceae, Cannaceae, Cibotiaceae, Convolvulaceae, Cyperaceae, Dioscoreaceae, Euphorbiaceae and, Fabaceae. Other species in these families with similar edible plant parts are listed in Table . Many plants with edible plant parts, known for their edible fruits or flowers, have been covered in earlier volumes and for those that are better known for other non-reproductive plant parts will be covered in later volumes.