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The revised edition of the reference work "Ethnobotany of the Caucasus" has been published by Springer under the editorship of Prof. Rainer W. Bussmann, Prof. Zaal Kikvidze, and Dr. Narel Y. Paniagua-Zambrana. This eight-volume publication, comprising approximately 6,400 pages, is the result of contributions from 44 authors representing multiple countries, including scholars from the Institute of Botany. 

The work "Ethnobotany of the Caucasus" focuses on the ethnobotany of wild and cultivated plants in this macro-region. The book is divided into sections that address countries (or groups of countries) according to their plant diversity, rather than political or national borders. This eight-volume reference work, comprising almost 6,400 pages, begins with an introduction to the region, followed by descriptions of the individual sub-regions and chapters on over 1,213 plant species, 89 fungi, and 4 lichen species.

For each species, extensive illustrations and information on its use as food, medicine, and in crafts and rituals are provided. While the work primarily focuses on the Caucasus countries, it also addresses global uses for all species covered, presenting an additional 2,232 related species and their uses worldwide. Thus, with 3,445 plant species, "Ethnobotany of the Caucasus" is truly a reference work on global plant use. 

About the work in detail: https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-3-031-91369-3

2026