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Flowering Plants
. Ed(S): Kubitzki, Klaus; Bayer, Clemens
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Description for Flowering Plants
Paperback. Editor(s): Kubitzki, Klaus; Bayer, Clemens. Series: The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. Num Pages: 418 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1058.
When more than two decades ago this series was planned, classi?cation at the level of higher categories was rather contentious and considered to be of little concern for this book series. Through the advancement of molecular systematics within the last decade, the outlines of a phylogenetically based family scheme of angiosperms have become ava- able. This phylogenetic scheme for the ?rst time made meaningful broader comparisons feasible and is adopted here as a guideline for the circumscription of major blocks of families. However,due to the fragility of formal higher level classi?cation only one ca- gory above the rank of family,that ... Read more
When more than two decades ago this series was planned, classi?cation at the level of higher categories was rather contentious and considered to be of little concern for this book series. Through the advancement of molecular systematics within the last decade, the outlines of a phylogenetically based family scheme of angiosperms have become ava- able. This phylogenetic scheme for the ?rst time made meaningful broader comparisons feasible and is adopted here as a guideline for the circumscription of major blocks of families. However,due to the fragility of formal higher level classi?cation only one ca- gory above the rank of family,that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
Series
The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants
Number of Pages
418
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642076800
SKU
V9783642076800
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Reviews for Flowering Plants
From the reviews: " ... a contribution fully worthy of the tradition of Adolf Engler, a book that will stand the test of time and be of extraordinary use for decades to come." (Peter H. Raven, Director, Missouri Botanical Garden) "The volume is an excellent summary of our knowledge of classification and it is updated with numerous recent ... Read more