Format:
1 online resource (568 pages)
Edition:
4th ed.
ISBN:
9781000576771
Content:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- List of Plates -- 1: Plants, Taxonomy and Systematics -- Plants and Kingdoms of Life -- Two Kingdom System -- Two Empires Three Kingdoms -- Five Kingdom System -- Six or Seven Kingdoms? -- The Plant Kingdom -- Taxonomy and Systematics -- Basic Components (Principles) of Systematics -- Aims of Systematics -- Advancement Levels in Systematics -- 2: Descriptive Terminology -- Habit and Life Span -- Habitat -- Roots -- Stems -- Leaves -- Leaf Arrangement (Phyllotaxy) -- Leaf Duration -- Leaf Incision/Type of Leaves -- Stipules -- Leaf Shape (Outline of Lamina) -- Leaf Margin -- Leaf Base -- Leaf Apex -- Leaf Surface -- Venation -- Inflorescence -- Racemose Types -- Cymose Types -- Specialized Types -- Flower -- Calyx -- Corolla -- Perianth -- Androecium -- Gynoecium -- Fruits -- Simple Fruits -- Aggregate Fruits -- Multiple (Composite) Fruits -- Floral Formula -- Floral Diagram -- 3: Process of Identification -- Specimen Preparation -- Fieldwork -- Equipment -- Collection -- Pressing -- Handling Special Groups -- Drying -- Herbarium Methods -- Botanical Gardens -- Herbaria -- Pest Control -- Virtual Herbarium -- Identification Methods -- Taxonomic Literature -- Taxonomic Keys -- Guidelines for Dichotomous Keys -- Multi-Access Keys (Polyclaves) -- Computers in Identification -- Interactive Keys -- DNA Barcoding -- 4: Taxonomic Evidence -- Morphology -- Habit -- Underground Parts -- Leaves -- Flowers -- Fruits -- Anatomy -- Wood Anatomy -- Trichomes -- Epidermal Features -- Leaf Anatomy -- Floral Anatomy -- Embryology -- Families Marked Out by Distinct Embryological Features -- Specific Examples of the Role of Embryological Data -- Palynology -- Pollen Aggregation -- Pollen Wall -- Pollen Aperture -- Micromorphology and Ultrastructure -- Micromorphology -- Ultrastructure.
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Additional Edition:
9780367250881
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe 9780367250881
Language:
English
