Identification of tropical woody plants in the absence of flowers

A field guide
2. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-3-7643-6453-3
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 328 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 595 g

This revised and extended second edition of "Identification of tropical woody plants" is a concise representation of vegetative characters of woody taxa. It presents a unique identification system, permitting recognition of plant families in all seasons by means of morphological and macroanatomical features which are easily observable, permanent, and which provide a great deal of taxonomic information.

The identification system has been designed in the form of a dichotomous key, which is illustrated with figures of woody plants showing their architecture and the morphological characters of barks, branches and leaves. The book has been revised according to the latest molecular biological findings in taxonomy. Additional families are included, as well as representative examples on color plates. A new key for the main groups of euphorbiacean genera has been included.

This field guide will be an essential companion to botanists and ecologists.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Keller, Roland

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau Forstbotanik, Baumbiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introductory remarks.- I: Key and glossary.- Key.- Glossary, notes and illustrations.- II: The principal families of tropical woody Dicotyledons illustrated by means of their vegetative characters.- A classification of the families identified by the key.- Index of the genera and families.- Captions to photos.