Seed Plants of Southern Africa: Families and Genera by O. A. Leister
In all research involving plants, it is essential to be certain of their identity ... you must know their names. In a region such as southern Africa (Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho) with some 227 families of seed plants, comprising about 2 180 genera with more than 22 000 species, identifying a plant can be a formidable task. This book, aimed at the serious student of our botanical diversity, provides identification keys to all families and genera of seed plants indigenous to and naturalised on the subcontinent. Families and genera are critically described, together with notes on their distribution and size, both local and worldwide, and with lists of the most important literature. Chromosome numbers are included in the descriptions. The latest views on relationships of families are reflected by means of dendrograms, and the classification of genera within the larger families is given. For easy reference, genera are arranged alphabetically within their family, and families are presented in alphabetical sequence within the three major groups: gymnosperms, dicotyledons and monocotyledons. A comprehensive glossary and an index to family and genus names conclude the work.
National Botanical Institute 2000
ISBN: 1919795510
Condition: Excellent, minor scratches and creasing on cover.
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In all research involving plants, it is essential to be certain of their identity ... you must know their names. In a region such as southern Africa (Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho) with some 227 families of seed plants, comprising about 2 180 genera with more than 22 000 species, identifying a plant can be a formidable task. This book, aimed at the serious student of our botanical diversity, provides identification keys to all families and genera of seed plants indigenous to and naturalised on the subcontinent. Families and genera are critically described, together with notes on their distribution and size, both local and worldwide, and with lists of the most important literature. Chromosome numbers are included in the descriptions. The latest views on relationships of families are reflected by means of dendrograms, and the classification of genera within the larger families is given. For easy reference, genera are arranged alphabetically within their family, and families are presented in alphabetical sequence within the three major groups: gymnosperms, dicotyledons and monocotyledons. A comprehensive glossary and an index to family and genus names conclude the work.
National Botanical Institute 2000
ISBN: 1919795510
Condition: Excellent, minor scratches and creasing on cover.
MB
In all research involving plants, it is essential to be certain of their identity ... you must know their names. In a region such as southern Africa (Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho) with some 227 families of seed plants, comprising about 2 180 genera with more than 22 000 species, identifying a plant can be a formidable task. This book, aimed at the serious student of our botanical diversity, provides identification keys to all families and genera of seed plants indigenous to and naturalised on the subcontinent. Families and genera are critically described, together with notes on their distribution and size, both local and worldwide, and with lists of the most important literature. Chromosome numbers are included in the descriptions. The latest views on relationships of families are reflected by means of dendrograms, and the classification of genera within the larger families is given. For easy reference, genera are arranged alphabetically within their family, and families are presented in alphabetical sequence within the three major groups: gymnosperms, dicotyledons and monocotyledons. A comprehensive glossary and an index to family and genus names conclude the work.
National Botanical Institute 2000
ISBN: 1919795510
Condition: Excellent, minor scratches and creasing on cover.
MB