Identification of tropical woody plants in the absence of flowers

A field guide

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Paperback, 328 blz. | Engels
Birkhäuser Basel | 2e druk, 2003
ISBN13: 9783764364533
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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.

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ISBN13:9783764364533
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:328
Uitgever:Birkhäuser Basel
Druk:2

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Introductory remarks.- I: Key and glossary.- Key.- Glossary, notes and illustrations.- 1. Geographical distribution.- 2. Outer bark and lenticels.- 3. Macroanatomy I: inner bark, rays and exudates.- 4. Macroanatomy II: internal phloem, wood and pith.- 5. Climbing systems.- 6. Unit of extension, monopodium and sympodium.- 7. Architectural models (trunk monopodial).- 8. Architectural models (trunk sympodial).- 9. Phyllotaxy and torsion.- 10. Heterophylly.- 11. Shape of stems.- 12. Axillary buds and prophylls.- 13. Stipules and interpetiolar ridge.- 14. Leaf: blade and rachis.- 15. Leaf: petiole and petiolule.- 16. Leaf folding and aestivation.- 17. Venation I.- 18. Venation II.- 19. Glands and translucent dots.- 20. Epidermal structures of leaves.- 21. Key to architectural models.- II: The principal families of tropical woody Dicotyledons illustrated by means of their vegetative characters.- A classification of the families identified by the key.- 1. Arecaceae.- 2. Hernandiaceae, Illiciaceae, Canellaceae, Lauraceae.- 3. Monimiaceae, Annonaceae.- 4. Magnoliaceae, Myristicaceae, Piperaceae, Chloranthaceae.- 5. Menispermaceae, Aristolochiaceae, Meliosmaceae, Lardizabalaceae, Clematis.- 6. Proteaceae, Dilleniaceae, Polygonaceae.- 7. Nyctaginaceae, Phytolaccaceae, Olacaceae, Opiliaceae, Loranthaceae.- 8. Hamamelidaceae, Fagaceae, Zygophyllaceae, Staphylaceae, Melianthaceae, Greyiaceae, Rosaceae, Eryobotrya.- 9. Ulmaceae, Urticaceae, Moraceae.- 10. Rhamnaceae, Vitaceae, Leeaceae.- 11. Theaceae, Actinidaceae, Marcgraviaceae, Pellicieraceae, Bonnetiaceae, Myrsinaceae, Theophrastaceae.- 12. Ericaceae, Cyrillaceae, Ebenaceae, Sapotaceae.- 13. Lecythidaceae, Combretaceae, Myrtaceae.- 14. Lythraceae, Vochysiaceae, Melastomataceae.- 15. Clusiaceae, Ochnaceae, Quiinaceae.- 16. Flacourtiaceae, Capparaceae, Passifloraceae.- 17. Violaceae, Pangium, Bixaceae, Tetramelaceae, Caricaceae.- 18. Dipterocarpaceae, Elaeocarpaceae, Malvaceae s.l..- 19. Euphorbiaceae, Putranjivaceae.- 20. Leguminosae.- 21. Chrysobalanaceae, Prunus, Oxalidaceae, Connaraceae.- 22. Celastraceae, Irvingiaceae, Humiriaceae, Linaceae, Erythroxylaceae.- 23. Sapindaceae, Meliaceae, Simaroubaceae.- 24. Anacardiaceae, Burseraceae, Rutaceae.- 25. Thymeleaceae, Dichapetalaceae, Malpighiaceae.- 26. Polygalaceae, Xanthophyllaceae, Brunelliaceae, Cunoniaceae, Rhizophoraceae.- 27. Pittosporaceae, Aquifoliaceae, Araliaceae, Cornaceae, Alangiaceae, Anisophylleaceae.- 28. Icacinaceae, Asteraceae.- 29. Convolvulaceae, Boraginaceae, Solanaceae.- 30. Bignoniaceae, Oleaceae, Verbenaceae, Acanthaceae.- 31. Loganiaceae, Gentianaceae, Apocynaceae.- 32. Rubiaceae.- Index of the genera and families.- Captions to photos.

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