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Flowering Plants · Monocotyledons: Alismatanae and Commelinanae (except Gramineae)

By K. Kubitzki (auth.) , Professor Dr. Klaus Kubitzki (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
1998
ISBN
978-3-642-08378-5, 978-3-662-03531-3
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-03531-3
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
19 MB (20407657 bytes)
Series
The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 4
Edition
1
Pages
511\521
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Plant Sciences

Description

Volumes III and IV of this encyclopaedia provide a novel classification of the monocotyledons, a group encompassing plants of most diverse life-forms such as aquatics, terrestrial and epiphytic herbs, and tall trees. Of the 106 families now recognized 104 are treated in the two volumes, while the economically or horticulturally important grass and orchid families are relegated to two subsequent volumes. The classification followed here is based on recent molecular studies as well as on the vast body of information available on this plant group. The wealth and precision of information, but also the keys for the identification of genera and details on their properties, including distribution and diversification, make this work an important source for both the scholar and the practitioner in the fields of pure and applied plant sciences.

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