Sunday, December 22, 2013

Book: Species muscorum frondosorum (1801)

Title: Species muscorum Frondosorum descriptae et tabulis aeneis LXXVII coloratis ilustratae: opus posthumum, Volume 1

Author: Johann Hedwig, Christian Friedrich Schwägrichen

Year: 1801 (1° edition)

Language: Latin

The founder of modern bryology, Johannes Hedwig comes into this history because of the fundamental importance of his earlier works. At present his Species Muscorum of 1801 is the starting point for the nomenclature of musci, but this work came out posthumously and contained in fact the result of a lifetime of excellent empirical and observational work.

Hedwig was able to improve his microscope and to achieve magnifications up to 290 times. The work was posthumously edited by C. F. Schwaegrichen, who succeeded Hedwig as professor of Botany and Director of the Botanical Gardens in Leipzig.
Text: Google Books

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Monday, December 16, 2013

Book: Field Guide: Cerrado vegetation - 500 species.

Title: Field Guide: Cerrado vegetation - 500 species

Organizer: João de Deus Medeiros. 

Ano: 2011

Language: Portuguese only

The publication provides basic information on 500 species of the Cerrado, including photographs obtained growing in natural conditions, mostly in protected areas. With her visitors of these areas will have an additional stimulus and conditions to observe and admire the beautiful and diverse flora of the Cerrado.

This book is freely available on the Ministry of Environment website: Download here.

Other publications Biodiversity series here.