Synopses & Reviews
This profusely illustrated book provides comprehensive coverage of the immense variation in the external structure of flowering plants. It defines the innumerable details of growing and mature plants, describing their leaves, flowers, roots and seeds in a manner that will enable professionals and amateurs alike to identify many difficult features. The book also explains much of the terminology that is used in advanced botanical texts and reference books, but rarely explained for novices. The unique and extensive collection of color photographs and stunning original line drawings add to the fascination of this useful work. By focusing on morphological features, which are often passed over in anatomically-oriented texts, this volume will be a valuable resource for all students and professionals in botany, horticulture, and forestry, as well as anyone interested in the amazing variety of plant forms.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-320) and index.
Table of Contents
Introduction
PART I: Morphological Description
1. Basic Principles
2. Methods of Description
3. Flowering Plants
4. Meristems and Buds
5. Leaf Morphology
6. Root Morphology
7. Stem Morphology
8. Reproductive Morphology
9. Seedling Morphology
10. Vegetative Multiplication
11. Grass Morphology
12. Sedge Morphology
13. Orchid Morphology
14. Cacti and Cacti Lookalikes
15. Domatia: Cavities Inhabited by Animals
16. Misfits
PART II: Constructional Organization
17. Introduction
18. Meristem Position
19. Meristem Potential
20. Time of Meristem Activity
21. Meristem Disruption
22. Plant Branch Construction