"The book contains nearly 500 color color photographs of vascular plants. A CD-ROM with 772 high resolution color photographs is included along with the book."--Back cover.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 679-702) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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1. Plants, Taxonomy and Systematics -- Plants and Kingdoms of Life -- Taxonomy and Systematics -- 2. Botanical Nomenclature -- Need for Scientific names -- Development of Botanical Code -- Contents of Botanical Code -- Unified Biological Nomenclature -- 3. Hierarchical Classification -- Taxonomic groups, categories and ranks -- Utilization of categories -- 4. Descriptive Terminology -- Habit and life span -- Habitat -- Roots -- Stems -- Leaves -- Inflorescence -- Flower -- Fruit -- Floral formula -- Floral diagram -- 5. Process of Identification -- Specimen preparation -- Herbarium methods -- Identification methods -- 6. Variation, Biosystematics, Population Genetics and Evolution -- Types of variation -- Variance analysis -- Reproductive systems -- Population genetics -- Evolution -- 7. Taxonomic Evidence -- Morphology -- Anatomy -- Embryology -- Palynology -- Micromorphology and Ultrastructure -- Chromosomes -- Chemotaxonomy -- Molecular systematics -- 8. Developing Classifications -- Phenetic methods -- Cladistic methods -- Phylogenetic data analysis -- 9. Phylogeny of Angiosperms -- Origin of Angiosperms -- Basal living angiosperms -- Evolutionary trends -- 10. Systems of Classification -- Classifications based on gross morphology -- Sexual System -- Natural Systems -- Phylogenetic Systems -- 11. Families of Pteridophytes -- Lycopodiophtes -- Psilopsida -- Equisetopsida -- Pteropsida -- 12. Families of Gymnosperms -- Cycadales -- Ginkgoales -- Coniferales -- Gnetales -- 13. Major Families of Angiosperms -- Angiosperms roll of honour -- Chloranthidae -- Magnoliidae -- Alismatidae -- Liliidae -- Commelinidae -- Ranunculidae -- Hamamelididae -- Caryophyllidae -- Rosidae -- Malvidae -- Asteridae -- Lamiidae -- Pteridophytes -- Gymnosperms -- Angiosperms.
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS NOTE (ELECTRONIC RESOURCES)
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System requirements of accompanying disc: IBM PC or compatible.