1st Edition
Systematic Botany of Flowering Plants A New Phytogenetic Approach of the Angiosperms of the Temperate and Tropical Regions
The principle objective of this book is to describe a range of families of flowering plants in a sequence corresponding to current phylogenetic classification based on the most recent results of molecular systematics. The selection of families is large and comprises families of temperate European flora as well as tropical flora. They are integrated in their respective orders and keys are given to help the reader recognize them. Each family is richly illustrated, the identifying characters being shown as clearly as possible. A glossary complements the overall didactic qualities of this reference.
History of Botanical Classification
Species and Speciation
Flora and Vegetation
Algae and Angiosperms
Evolution and Classification of Seed Plants
Selected Orders and Families
Descriptive Plates of Families
Glossary
Key to Identification of Tropical Families by Observation of Vegetative Characters
Taxonomic Index
Biography
R. E Spichiger