mountain gorilla 254 mu tong 258, 259, 26 Mucuna poggei 132, 133; M. pruriens 132 Mulanje cedar 172 Myanmar 33, 42, 52, 65, 73, 92, 95, 99,

103, 117, 122

Nagoya Protocol 6, 50, 51, 52, 74, 174,

190, 244, 248, 253, 264 Namib Desert, Namibia/Angola 175 Namibia 175; National Botanical

Research Institute 175 Nationaal Herbarium Nederland, Leiden

University, Leiden, Netherlands 238 National Biodiversity Strategies and

Action Plans (NBSAP) 49, 52 National Herbarium of Victoria,

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 150 National Tropical Botanical Garden,

Hawaii, USA 198 Natural History Museum 14, 15, 16, 17,

22, 39, 80, 123, 126, 142, 150, 151, 162, 183 Neea parviflora 244 needle blight of pine 28 Nepal 16, 24, 29, 32, 33, 52, 53, 73, 77,

107, 109, 115, 117, 121, 126, 200, 257 Nepenthes 50; N. gracilis 76; N. maxima 228 nettle, giant Himalayan stinging 43, 43,

44, 120, 250 New York Botanical Garden 15, 143, 149 Niebuhr, Carsten (1733–1815) 151, 154 nightshade family 22, 162, 165 nomenclature, botanical 76, 141;

International Code of B.N. 141 Norfolk Island pine 197 North-East Frontier Agency

SEE Arunachal Pradesh Nyberg, Ben 198

oak 99, 121, 220; acute o. decline 28 Odontoglossum 216 Ogisu, Mikinori 75–91 oil palm 29 Oncidium 217 Ophiocordyceps sinensis 86 orang-utans 254 orange tree 82 Orchidaceae (orchids) 8, 12, 13, 27, 28,

29, 31, 36, 49, 50, 52, 76, 136, 139, 165, 200, 212-30, 232-42, 248; bog o. 140; botanical illustration of o. 155; o. conservation 231; o. cuttings 238; o. enthusiasts 212; epiphytic o. 116, 155, 240; o. fever 15, 221; o. hunters 23, 30, 222; New Guinea o. 238; New World o. 233 N. American o. 155; o. poachers 237; o. seeds 170; Shenzhen Nongke o. 212; slipper o. 233; o. specialists 234; taxonomy of Orchidaceae 233 ornamental plants 6, 11, 16, 22, 27, 28,

32, 38, 51, 56, 61, 62, 238 Øvstebø, Gunnar 200 Oxford University 22, 52, 131, 142,

150, 151, 154; Department of Plant Sciences 154

Pachypodium namaquanum 175 Paeonia (peony), blue-flowered 13;

P. decomposita 91 Panax ginseng 262 Pandiaka richardsiae 135, 136 Paphiopedilum 227, 228, 230, 233;

P. barbatum 222; P. celebesense 228; P. delenatii 230; P. dayanum 223; P. lowii 223; P. rothschildianum 212, 223, 223, 226; P. sanderianum 213, 213, 214, 215; P. virens 223, 226 Papua New Guinea 95, 228, 229, 229,

230, 237, 238, 241, 256 Paris polyphylla 103; P. thibetica 67 Paspalum conjugatum 248 Passiflora euidipabulum 162 Pearce, Richard (c. 1835–1868) 204 Pearce, Timothy (‘Tim’) R. 7, 167, 174, 175 Pemako, Tibet, China 71, 73, 125, 126 Peperomia pellucida 250 pepper, sweet, bell or chilli 165 Periploca sepium 261 permits, collecting 104, 155, 228, 233,

265; export p. 222, 228, 230, 242, 265; import p. 220, 222; research p. 240; travel p. 48, 126 Peru 156, 162, 163, 165, 211, 228, 232,

247; southern P. 218 Philippines 107, 109, 185, 187, 207, 237,

238; national seed bank 173 Phragmipedium 233; P. kovachii 237 Phytophthora 166; P. infestans 166 pigeon pea 183 Pinus (pine) forests 36; P. sylvestris (Scots p. ) 178 ; subtropical p. 36 pishtaco 244 pitcher plant 50, 76 Pittman, Craig, The Scent of Scandal 212 plant breeders’ rights (PBR) 104, 105 plant collectors 23, 52, 199, 200, 201,

217, 238, 265 plant hunters 13, 14, 16, 17, 23, 32, 36,

37, 38, 46, 48, 51, 54, 56, 62, 65, 71, 81, 83, 95, 105, 120, 128, 141, 147, 183, 215, 217, 222, 238, 265 plant lice, jumping 165 Plant Varieties Act 1997 106 Plantago princeps var. anomala 198 plantain 183 Plotkin, Mark J. 132, 248–55 Plukenetia volubilis 246 Plumbago 134 Podophyllum peltatum 41 Polygonatum 102, 115; P. verticillatum

103, 211 Pome, Tibet, China 73, 123, 126 pomegranate, wild 82 poppy, Asiatic 129; blue Himalayan p.7,

129, 129, 130; Cambridge blue p. 130; horrid or prickly p. 130, 130; lampshade p. 130 poppy, opium 114, 114; o.p. plantations

115 porters 53, 78, 80, 88, 98, 101, 102, 103,

104, 116, 126, 242 potato 10, 11, 30, 162, 163, 165, 166,

183, 185, 187, 231, 232 Prance, Sir Ghillean (‘Ian’) Tolmie

44, 141–9 Prescott, Thomas (‘Tom’) Alexander

Kyle 7, 255, 256 Primula 33, 37, 75, 121 Pritchard, Prof. Hugh W. 102 privet, Chinese tree 88 Prunus caspica 82 Psychotria viridis 249 psyllids 165 Pteris adscensionis 198 Punica granatum 82 Puya 218, 219

Quercus longispica 88; Q. monimotricha 88 quiver tree 175, 176, 177

rainforest, temperate r. 200, 201, 204;

tropical r. 76, 143, 169, 201, 243-57 Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN)

17, 20 red panda, Asiatic 125, 125 Renealmia exaltata 252 Renshaw, Olivia 197 Rheum nobile 79, 79, 80, 129 Rhododendron 23, 30, 33, 36, 64–74, 86,

124, 200, 201; R. ‘Chikor’ 74; R. coxianum 67; R. ‘Curlew’ 74; r. forest 67, 125; indumentum 64; R. lapponicum 65, 74; large-leaved r. 121; R. ludlowii 74 R. mallotum 65; R. nitidulum var. omeiense 84; red leaf bud scales 64; R. santapaui 67; scented flowers 64; R. sinofalconeri 112, 121; R. sinogrande 64; R. subansiriense 67; R. titapuriense 23, 74; Vireya r. 64; R. ‘Wren’ 74 rhubarb, giant or noble 79, 79, 80, 129 Rhus typhina 11; R. verniciflua 87, 87 rice 28, 74, 103, 180, 181, 183;

r. fields 111 Richards, Mary Alice Eleanor (1885–

1977) 131-40, 138 Richardsiella 140 Rijksherbarium, Leiden University,

Leiden, Netherlands 238 Rock, Joseph Francis Charles (Joseph

Franz Karl) (1884-1962) 41, 89 Roezl, Benedikt (1820–1885) 12 Rosa (rose) 31, 83; R. banksiae 86; R.b. var.

normalis 91; R. chinensis var. spontanea 89; Floribunda r. 89; R. gigantea 86; Hybrid Tea r. 89; yellow r. 13 rosewood, Brazilian 50 Ross, June 123 Roy, John 24 Royal Horticultural Society 7, 12, 13, 15,

17, 89, 127, 233 Russelliana solanicola 165 Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda/

Democratic Republic of the Congo 95, 95, 98 rye 183

Saccharum arundinaceum 182 salt tolerance 181 Salween River, Yunnan, China 73;

S. Valley 99, 101 san me mu tong 258 Sander’s Nurseries, St Albans, Herts.

12, 15, 48 sangre de drago (sangre de grado) 246, 246 Sarawak, Malaysia 151, 207, 214, 215,

238 Sarcococca wallichii 112; S. spp. 110 Särkinen, Tiina 7, 166 Sarracenia spp. 50 sausage tree 167 Saussurea 101; S. gossypiphora 78, 78 sawgrass 248 Saxifraga (saxifrage), yellow 85 Scabiosa atropurpurea ‘Chile Black’ 104 Scadoxus cyrtanthiflorus 98 Schefflera alpina 121, 122; S. petelotii 111; S.

rhododendrifolia 122; S. taiwaniana 112, 122; S. spp. 122 Schengen Agreement 28 Schilling, Antony (‘Tony’) D. 14 Schinziophyton rautanenii 171

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