Theophrastaceae. Flora Neotropica (105) BIGC ARCHIVE sometimes leads to degradation of

sometimes leads to degradation of these valuable resources

this volume lifts the shroud of mystery that has surrounded the lichen biota of the Smokies and reveals that lichen diversity in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park is the greatest of any American national park

and is here divided into eight groups

Balick's work is a synthesis of known and new information about this group

and physiology

Theophrastaceae. Flora Neotropica (105) BIGC ARCHIVE sometimes leads to degradation ofThis volume is the first thorough treatment of Theophrastaceae since 1903. The family of shrubs and small trees comprises 95 species in seven genera, is centered in the Caribbean, and has a distribution strictly in the New World tropics. The systematic treatment includes generic and specific keys, detailed descriptions of all taxa along with illustrations, distribution maps, lists of specimens examined, and notes on ecology and local names uses. Also