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Flowering Plants · Eudicots: Asterales

By J. W. Kadereit (auth.) , Professor Dr. Joachim W. Kadereit , Charles Jeffrey (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2007
ISBN
3540310509, 9783540310501, 9783540310518
DOI
10.1007/978-3-540-31051-8
Google Books ID
VhUZnM8S47IC
Open Library ID
OL18001926M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
22 MB (23400123 bytes)
Series
The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 8
Volume
VIII
Edition
1
Pages
636\645
Scanned
no
Time added
2010-04-25 21:59:20
Plant Sciences; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeog

Description

This volume contains a complete systematic treatment of the flowering plant order Asterales, comprising 12 families with approx. 1,720 genera and about 26,300 species. The order includes Compositae as the largest family of flowering plants. Based on traditional studies, several of the constituent families have long been recognized as being closely interrelated. The inclusion in the order of Alseuosmiaceae, Argophyllaceae, Carpodetaceae, Phellinaceae and Rousseaceae is the result mainly of new advances in molecular systematics. Identification keys are provided for all genera, and likely phylogenetic relationships are discussed extensively. The wealth of information contained in this volume makes it an indispensable source for all working in the fields of pure and applied plant sciences.

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