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Die Walnussgewächse (Walnut Tree)

Identification Key Monograph
By: Horst Schaarschmidt(Author)
170 pages, 112 b/w photos, b/w illustrations, and b/w maps; 2 tables
Die Walnussgewächse (Walnut Tree)
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Language: German

With only 64 species, the walnut family is a small but very old plant family that is native to large parts of Eurasia and America. The real walnut (Juglans regia) is best known in Germany because its protein, fat and vitamin-rich seed kernels are often eaten and used. In the New World it is mostly represented by the pecan, a species belonging to the genus Hickory. Today, both are also grown in other climatically favorable areas of the world. Much less known, however, are other species such as bitternut hickory, butternut, Carya tomentosa (Spottnuss in German), pignut hickory, wingnuts, and platycarya. Three tropical species have no German names.

A wealth of knowledge about the Juglandaceae has been compiled in this volume, which includes the knowledge of many areas of botany (morphology, anatomy, phytochemistry, pollen and distribution studies, palaeobotany, etc.). Further reading at the end of the relevant chapter is intended for readers who are even more interested.

The widespread economic use of the walnut family in forestry and wood industry, in fruit growing, for urban greening, in folk medicine, as colouring plants and in folk customs is discussed in detail. A key enables the determination of the species cultivated in Central Europe.

The volume is intended for employees in "green" professions, especially for those who have to deal with trees, such as botanists, dendrologists, forest specialists, lumbermen, gardeners, tree students, gardening and landscape architects, but also for all students and interested laypeople.

Summary in German:
Mit nur 64 Arten sind die Walnussgewächse eine kleine jedoch sehr alte Pflanzenfamilie, die in weiten Teilen Eurasiens und Amerikas beheimatet ist. Bei uns am bekanntesten ist die Echte Walnuss (Juglans regia), weil ihre eiweiß-, fett- und vitaminreichen Samenkerne vielfach gegessen und verwertet werden. In der Neuen Welt wird sie meist von der Pekannuss, einer zur Gattung Hickory gehörenden Art, vertreten. Beide werden heute auch in anderen, klimatisch günstigen Gebieten der Erde angebaut. Viel weniger bekannt sind dagegen andere Arten wie Bitter-, Butter-, Spott-, Ferkel-, Flügel- und Zapfennuss. 3 tropische Arten haben keine deutschen Namen.

Im vorliegenden Band wurde eine Fülle von Wissen über die Juglandaceae zusammengetragen, das die Erkenntnisse vieler Teilgebiete der Botanik (Morphologie, Anatomie, Phytochemie, Pollen- und Arealkunde, Paläobotanik etc.) umfasst. Weiterführende Literaturhinweise am Schluss der betreffenden Kapitel sind für noch stärker interessierte Leser bestimmt.

Auf die breite wirtschaftliche Verwendung der Walnussgewächse in Forstwirtschaft und Holzindustrie, im Obstbau, für die Stadtbegrünung, in der Volksmedizin, als Farbstoffpflanzen und im Brauchtum wird ausführlich eingegangen. Ein Schlüssel ermöglicht die Bestimmung der in Mitteleuropa kultivierten Arten.

Der Band ist für Beschäftigte in "grünen" Berufen, besonders für jene gedacht, die mit Gehölzen zu tun haben wie Botaniker, Dendrologen, Forstfachleute, Holzwirte, Gärtner, Baumschüler, Garten- und Landschaftsarchitekten, aber auch für alle Studierenden und interessierte Laien.

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Identification Key Monograph
By: Horst Schaarschmidt(Author)
170 pages, 112 b/w photos, b/w illustrations, and b/w maps; 2 tables
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