P R O S E A Plant Resources of South-East Asia .

No. 15.2. Cryptogams: Ferns and Fern Allies. WP de Winter & VB Aroroso (ed.). 4/2003. 268 pp. ISBN 90-5782-128-1. $99.00

No. 17. Fibre Plants. 4/2003. M Brink & RP Escobin (ed.). 456 pp. ISBN 90-5782-129-X. $156.00

No.15.1
Cryptogams: ALGAE . Prud'homme van Reine, W.F. & Trono Jr, G.C. (Eds). 12/2001, 318pp., 68 figs, 7 tables, glossary, indices, hardbound
ISBN 90-5782-096-X. $90.00 

No. 12.2 Medicinal and poisonous plants 2.  JLCH van Valkenburg & N Bunyapraphatsara (eds). 12/2001. 782 pp. hardcover. ISBN 90-5782-099-4 $169.00 

No. 14 Vegetable oils and fats. HAM van der Vossen & BE Umali (eds). 11/2001. 229 pp. hardcover ISBN 90-5782-095-1 $83.00

12: Medicinal and poisonous plants 3. Lemmens, R.H.M.J. & N. Bunyapraphatsara (Eds). 2003 (January), 664 p., ills, glossary, indices, hardbound (PROSEA 12.3). ISBN 90-5782-125-7. $195.00

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PROSEA is an illustrated English-language handbook in 25 volumes that aims to summarize knowledge about useful plants of South- East Asia for workers in education, extension, research and industry. For some volumes a paperback edition is available, coded as MPE (Medium Price Edition).

• Basic list of species and commodity grouping. Final version. Jansen, P.C.M. et al.1991, 372pp., hardbound, (Plant Resources of  South-East Asia) (Pudoc) ISBN 90-220-1055-4 NLG 100.00/US$ 67.00
• A selection. Plant Resources of South-East Asia. Westphal, E. & Jansen, P.C.M.1989, 322pp., hardbound, ills., (Plant Resources of South-East Asia) (Pudoc) ISBN 90-220-0985-8 NLG 150.00/US$ 100.00
• Pulses. Maesen, L.J.G. van der & Sadikin Somaatmadja (Eds.)1989, 105pp., hardbound, ills., glossary, indices, (Plant Resour ces of South-East Asia No. 1) (Pudoc) ISBN 90-220-0984-X paperback only ISBN 979-8316-01-0 (MPE) NLG 38.00/US$ 25.00
• Dye and tannin-producing plants. Lemmens, R.H.M.J. & Wulijarni-Soetjipto, N. (Eds.)1991, 196pp., hardbound, ills., glossary, indices, (Plant Resources of  South-East Asia No. 3) (Pudoc) ISBN 90-220-0987-4 NLG 150.00/US$ 100.00; ISBN 979-8316-03-7 (MPE) NLG 54.00/US$ 36.00
• Forages. Mannetje, L. 't & Jones, R.M. (Eds.) 1992, 300pp., hardbound, ills., glossary, indices, (Plant Resources of South-East Asia No. 4) (Pudoc) ISBN 90-220-1032-5 NLG 275.00/US$ 183.00; ISBN 979-8316-04-5 (MPE) NLG 85.00/US$ 57.00
• Timber trees: Major commercial timbers. Soerianegara, I. & Lemmens, R.H.M.J. (Eds.)1993, 610pp., hardbound, ills., glossary, indices, (Plant Resources of South-East Asia No. 5.1) (Pudoc) ISBN 90-220-1033-3 NLG 390.00/US$ 260.00; ISBN 979-8316-17-7 (MPE) NLG 140.00/US$ 93.00. summary: South-East Asia produces the major part of the timber on the world market.This volume deals with 55 trade groups, encompas sing 550 species, such asmeranti, balau, keruing, kapur, white seraya, mersawa, merbau, sepetir, kempas, teak, nyatoh, ramin, pulai, pine, mahogany and eucalypt. Wood anatomical descriptions and a table on wood properties are included.
• Timber trees: Minor commercial timbers. Lemmens, R.H.M.J., Soerianegara, I. & Wong, W.C. (Eds.)1995, 655pp., hardbound, ills, glossary, indices, (Plant Resources of South-East Asia No. 5.2)ISBN 90-73348-44-7 NLG 225.00/US$ 150.00.; $78 paperback. summary: The South-East Asian timbers of minor commercial importance are in shorter supply and/or have less outstanding properties than the major commercial timbers. Many are currently used as core veneer and as the raw material for wood-based panels. The market for such products is expanding, so the use of these timbers is expected to increase, for example, this has already happened with rubber wood and Acacia mangium. Increasing utilization of minor commercial timbers should be compatible with the concept of sustainable use of tropical forest. The up-to-date information on all aspects of these timbers has been compiled in this volume, which complements Timber trees: Major commercial timbers, published in 1993. Over 800 species from 62 genera are covered in detail, and the prospects for certain species as plantation trees or forenrichment planting in natural forest are also indicated. The timbers dealt with include amberoi, dao, durian, ebony, jelutong, kedondong, kelat, medang, mempening, penaga, podocarp, rengas, rubberwood, simpoh, surian, tembesu and wattle. A glossary is included to explain the terms used.
• Timber trees: Lesser-known timbers. 5(3). 1998. this volume completes the trilogy on timber trees. Less known timbers recognizes the growing importance of these trees and of their importance in the sustainable management of tropical forests and of their potential for forest plantations. In addition, these trees provide for local use and therefore rural development. Includes information on palm wood. There is an extensive list of wood anatomical features plus macroscopic photographs of all timbers. This volume covers 309 genera and about 1500 species, including African mahogany, agoho, antiaris, balsa, ficus, lilin, maple, mempisang, and tempinis. glossary. 861 pp. many B&W figures and line drawings. hardcover. ISBN  90-73348-88-9. $236.00; Paperback $90.00
• Rattans. Dransfield, J. & Manokaran, N. (Eds.)1993, 137pp., hardbound, ills., glossary, indices, (Plant Resources of South-East Asia No. 6) (Pudoc) ISBN 90-220-1057-0. $ 80.00; ISBN 979-8316-20-7 (paperback) $29.00. summary: There is a growing interest for rattans as a product for local use and export. Besides being harvested as a wild plant, nowadays they are also cultivated.This book deals with 25 major species, while 105 minor species are treated briefly.
• Bamboos. Dransfield, S. & Widjaja, E.A. (Eds.)1995, 189pp., hardbound, ills., glossary, indices, (Plant Resources of South-East Asia No. 7) ISBN 90-73348-35-8. $ 67.00;. ISBN 979-8316-21-5 (paperback) $ 37.00 No plant is known in the tropical zone which could supply to man so many technical advantages as the bamboo. Even in this mechanical age, their usefulness continues. This book describes 45 major species in detail whereas 26 minor species are treated in brief.
• Vegetables. Siemonsma, J.S. & Kasem Piluek (Eds.) 1993, 412pp., hardbound, ills., glossary, indices, (Plant Resources of South-East Asia No. 8) (Pudoc) ISBN 90-220-1058-9 NLG 250.00/US$ 167.00; ISBN 979-8316-22-3 (MPE) NLG 96.00/US$ 64.00
• Plants yielding non-seed carbohydrates. Flach, M. & Rumawas, F. (Eds.)1996, 237pp., hardbound, ills., glossary, indices, (Plant Resources of South-East Asia No. 9) ISBN 90-73348-51-X. US$ 83.00. paperback $35.00 summary: This volume deals with plants that produce and store starch and/or sugar as areserve food in organs other than seeds, e.g. in tubers, corms, cormels,stolons, thickened roots, stems, trunks and fruits. Starches and sugars arethe main source of food energy for humans and animals. Most of the crops dealtwith are grown at subsistence level in the tropics. Although many of them maypotentially produce twice the amount of useful energy per unit of land andtime than cereals do, they have never received comparable attention.54 crops are treated in 33 papers. Ca 50 species of minor impor tance aredescribed briefly and 100 species yielding non-seed carbohydrates as a by-product are listed.
• Cereals. Grubben, G.J.H. & Partohardjono, S. (Eds.) 1996, 200pp., hardbound, ills., glossary, indices, (Plant Resources of South-East Asia No. 10) ISBN 90-73348-56-0. US$ 80.00. paperback $35.00. summary: This volume deals with the cereals and pseudo-cereals of South-East Asia, i.e. grain crops cultivated for their starchy seed which is used as a basicfood for humans, as a fodder for domesticated livestock or as a raw material for industrial purposes.Cereal breeding and agronomic research have been very successful and most countries have long succeeded in meeting national needs. In recent years, however, population growth has outstripped the increase in grain production. Research institutes will have a major task in optimizing the yield of cereals, and to promote crop diversification away from rice, so that marginal soils will become useful for energy-food production. It is of the utmost importance for economic and political stability in the world, that sufficient reserves of cereals are maintained. In this volume, 20 important cereal crops including rice, maize, sorghum,wheat, rye, barley, millets, and Job's tears, in addition to the pseudo-cereals grain amaranth, grain chenopod and buckwheat are treated in 16 papers. Nine species of minor importance are described briefly and a further 25 species yielding starchy seed as a by-product are listed.
• Auxiliary plants. I. F. Hanum et al. 1997. Plant Resources of South-East Asia No. 11. ISBN 90-73348-66-8. 391 pp., 1 map, 69 line figures. hardcover. $120.00; paperback $50.00
• Medicinal and poisonous plants (1.) L.S. Padua, et al. 08/1999. (Plant Resources of South-East Asia No. 12(1). ISBN 90-5782-042-0. 711 pp., few figures. hardcover. $185.00
• Spices (Plant Resources of South-East Asia no. 13) Guzman, C.C. de & J.S. Siemonsma (Eds.). 1999, 400pp., hardbound, illustrations, glossary, indices. ISBN 90-5782-046-3. $ 125.00
• Stimulants. (Plant resources of South-East Asia volume 16). HAM van der Vossen & M. Wessel (ed). 2000. This volume deals with the plants of SE Asia that are cultivated or collected from the wild for the stimulating properties. Three types of stimulants may be distinguished based on their general use: plants used for beverages (coffee, tea, cocoa and mate), masticatory plants (areca nut, kola), plants used for smoking (tobacco). 20 major stimulant species are treated in 17 papers with brief descriptions of 35 species of minor importance. A further 250 species with secondary use as a stimulant or in association with stimulants are also listed. ISBN 90 5782 053 6. 201 pp., few figures. hardcover. $70.00
• Plants producing exudates. E. Boer & AB Ella. PROSEA 18) 2000. 189pp. hardcover. ISBN 90-5782-072-2. $63.00
• Essential-oil plants. Oyen, L.P.A. & Nguyen Xuan Dung (Eds.), 1999. (PROSEA 19). 277pp., hardbound, 29 text figs, 5 tables, glossary, indices. ISBN 90-5782-010-2. $ 95.00

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