Flowering plants : taxonomy and phylogeny /
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| Author / Creator: | Bhattacharyya, B. (Bharati) |
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| Imprint: | [New Delhi, India] : Narosa Pub. House ; Berlin ; New York : Exclusive distribution in North America, Europe and Japan by Springer-Verlag, c1998. |
| Description: | xxi, 753 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3331710 |
| Summary: | This richly illustrated book provides comprehensive data on the geographical distribution, vegetative and floral morphology, anatomy, embryology, chromosome number, chemical features and important genera and economic importance of 334 families of the dicots and the monocots. Evolutionary and phylogenetic tendencies are discussed, especially for the taxa of disputed taxonomic assignment. Special features like endemism and threatened species are pointed out for selected taxa.<br> The book will be useful for scientists and advanced students of the plant sciences specializing in plant taxonomy and phylogeny. It can also serve as supplementary reading for researchers and students in the agricultural sciences. |
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| Physical Description: | xxi, 753 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [691]-725) and index. |
| ISBN: | 354061303X (Berlin) 038761303X (New York) 8173190798 (New Delhi) |
