Orders Of Monocot Flowering Plants

This volume is the outcome of a modern phylogenetic analysis of the grass family based on multiple sources of data, in particular molecular systematic studies resulting from a concerted effort by researchers worldwide, including the author. In the classification given here grasses are subdivided into 12 subfamilies with 29 tribes and over 700 genera. The keys and descriptions for the taxa above the rank of genus are hierarchical, i.e. they concentrate upon characters which are deemed to be synapomorphic for the lineages and may be applicable only to their early-diverging taxa. Beyond the treatment of phylogeny and formal taxonomy, the author presents a wide range of information on topics such as the structural characters of grasses, their related functional aspects and particularly corresponding findings from the field of developmental genetics with inclusion of genes and gene products instrumental in the shaping of morphological traits (in which this volume appears unique within this book series); further topics addressed include the contentious time of origin of the family, the emigration of the originally shade-loving grasses out of the forest to form vast grasslands accompanied by the switch of many members to C4 photosynthesis, the impact of herbivores on the silica cycle housed in the grass phytoliths, the reproductive biology of grasses, the domestication of major cereal crops and the affinities of grasses within the newly circumscribed order Poales. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of existing knowledge on the Poaceae (Gramineae), with major implications in terms of key scientific challenges awaiting future research. It certainly will be of interest both for the grass specialist and also the generalist seeking state-of-the-art information on the diversity of grasses, the most ecologically and economically important of the families of flowering plants.

The Present Book Is An Attempt To Give The Scholars/Students Of Botany, A Systematic Account Of The Flowering Plants. It Deals With The Two Great Groups Indicated By Robert Brown Gymnosperms And Monocotyldons & Dicotyledons. The Book Is Divided Into The Following Chapters: Vol 1: Gymnosperms And Monoctyledons Chapter 1: Historical Introduction; Chapter 2: Spermatophytes; Chapter 3: Gymnosperms; Order 1: Cordaitales, Order 2: Cycadales, Order 3: Bennettitales, Order 4: Ginkgoales, Order 5: Coniferales, Order 6: Gnetales Chapter 4: Angiosperms; Chapter 5: Monocotyledons; Order 1: Pandanales, Order 2: Helobieae, Order 3: Triuridales, Order 4: Glumiflorae, Order 5: Spadiciflorae, Order 6: Farinosae, Order 7: Liliiflorae, Order 8: Scitamineae, Order 9: Microspermae. Vol 2: Dicotyledons Grade A: Monochlamydeae, Order 1: Salicales, Order 2: Garryales, Order 3: Juglandales, Order 4: Julianiales, Order 5: Fagales, Order 6: Casuarinales, Order 7: Urticiflorae, Order 8: Proteales, Order 9: Santalales, Order 10: Aristolochiales, Order 11: Polygonales, Order 12: Piperales, Order 13: Centrospermae; Grade B: Dialypetalae, Order 1: Ranales, Order 2: Rhoeadales, Order 3: Sarraceniales, Order 4: Parietales, Order 5: Peponiferae, Order 6: Guttiferales, Order 7: Malvales, Order 8: Tricoccae, Order 9: Geraniales, Order 10: Rutales, Order 11: Sapindales, Order 12: Celastrales, Order 13: Rhmanales, Order 14: Rosales, Order 15: Myrtiflorae, Order 16: Opuntiales, Order 17: Umbelliflorae; Grade C: Sympetalae, (A) Pentacyclicae, Order 1: Ericales, Order 2: Primulales, Order 3: Plumbaginales, Order 4: Ebenales, (B) Tetracyclicae, Order 1: Oleales, Order 2: Contortae, Order 3: Convolvulales, Order 4: Tubiflorae, Order 5: Plantaginales.

The Malayan flora is one of the richest in the world. This book gives a brief systematic account of all the major groups of seed plants classified under 41 orders and 178 families which are represented by native or naturalised plants in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Within each order, a list of families, an account of the diagnostic characters, a key to the families, and a brief note on the systematic position, the evolutionary trends or other points of interest, are included. Within each family, a simple description, a short note on the distribution, and, in most cases, a key to the Malayan genera are presented. For easy reference, two appendices containing a list of orders and family names in Malay and Chinese, a simple artificial key to the common Malayan families, and a glossary are also provided.

Taxonomie und Nomenklatur, Systematik und Phylogenetik

This unique and beautifully-illustrated book aims to give a comprehensive account of present-day knowledge of the flora of China, one of the most botanically rich of the world's warm temperate regions. In preparing it, the authors have consulted many specialist scholars and numerous research papers, many published only in Chinese.The book contains concise descriptions of all the major groups of seed plants, classified under the Englerian system into 49 orders and 225 families. A key to the families in each order is given, along with an account of their diagnostic characters. The genera within each family and their distribution are discussed and a synoptic key to the Chinese genera provided. Plants of special interest are also mentioned. Two appendices detailing the plants according to the Cronquist system of classification are included for completeness. The text is augmented throughout by more than 150 handsome line drawings.

In this volume, 24 flowering plant families comprising a total of 911 genera are treated. They represent the asterid order Lamiales except for Acanthaceae (including Avicenniaceae), which will be included in a later volume. Although most of the constituent families of the order have been recognized as being closely related long ago, the inclusion of the families Byblidaceae, Carlemanniaceae and Plocospermataceae is the result mainly of recent molecular systematic research. Keys for the identification of all genera are provided, and likely phylogenetic relationships are discussed extensively. To facilitate the recognition of relationships, families are cross-referenced where necessary. The wealth of information contained in this volume makes it an indispensable source for anybody in the fields of pure and applied plant sciences.

This second edition provides a comprehensive list of the latest taxonomy including the updated relevant plant data. All succulent species of the monocotyledonous plant families and genera are described in detail. This work will be particularly useful to botanists, plant taxonomists and scholars as well as to herbaria and botanic gardens. It will also appeal to the committed collector of succulent plants, horticultural cognoscenti and succulent plant lovers.