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Plants of the world : an illustrated encyclopedia of vascular plants / Maarten J.M. Christenhusz, Michael F. Fay, Mark W. Chase.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Richmond, Surrey, UK : Chicago, USA : Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ; The University of Chicago Press, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Description: vii, 792 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 30 cmISBN:
  • 9781842466346
  • 1842466348
  • 9780226522920
  • 022652292X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • QK7 .C47 2017
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Contents:
How to use this book -- Introduction -- Evolution of land plants -- Plants and human culture -- Naming plants -- Classification and the angiosperm phylogeny group -- Fossil plants -- Families -- Etymology and common names -- Genera -- Phytogeography -- Economic botany -- Lycopods -- Ferns -- Gymnosperms -- The ANA grade families -- Magnoliids -- Monocots -- Eudicots -- Glossary -- Acknowledgements -- Photography credits -- Further reading -- General references -- Index.
Summary: "Plants of the World is the first book to systematically explore every vascular plant family--more than four hundred and fifty of them--organized in a modern phylogenetic order. Detailed entries for each family include descriptions, distribution, evolutionary relationships, and fascinating information on economic uses of plants and etymology of their names. All entries are also copiously illustrated in full color with more than 2,500 stunning photographs. A collaboration among three celebrated botanists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Plants of the World is authoritative, comprehensive, and beautiful. Covering everything from ferns to angiosperms, it will be an essential resource for practicing botanists, horticulturists, and nascent green thumbs alike."--Page 4 of cover.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Non-lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves QK14.1 .C47 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 39352800175275
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

How to use this book -- Introduction -- Evolution of land plants -- Plants and human culture -- Naming plants -- Classification and the angiosperm phylogeny group -- Fossil plants -- Families -- Etymology and common names -- Genera -- Phytogeography -- Economic botany -- Lycopods -- Ferns -- Gymnosperms -- The ANA grade families -- Magnoliids -- Monocots -- Eudicots -- Glossary -- Acknowledgements -- Photography credits -- Further reading -- General references -- Index.

"Plants of the World is the first book to systematically explore every vascular plant family--more than four hundred and fifty of them--organized in a modern phylogenetic order. Detailed entries for each family include descriptions, distribution, evolutionary relationships, and fascinating information on economic uses of plants and etymology of their names. All entries are also copiously illustrated in full color with more than 2,500 stunning photographs. A collaboration among three celebrated botanists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Plants of the World is authoritative, comprehensive, and beautiful. Covering everything from ferns to angiosperms, it will be an essential resource for practicing botanists, horticulturists, and nascent green thumbs alike."--Page 4 of cover.

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