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Taxonomy of Angiosperms

A.V.S.S. Sambamurty

ISBN: 9789389447569

908 pages

INR 545

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Description

Taxonomy of Angiosperms is designed for B.Sc. (H) and M.Sc. students of Botany in various universities. The book is divided into two parts; Part I deals with the Principles of Angiosperm Taxonomy and Part II deals with families. The book is amply illustrated with examples. Some of the important chapters in Part I comprise Different Classifications, Nomenclature, Biosystematics, Modern Trends in Taxonomy, Chemotaxonomy, Numerical Taxonomy etc. Part II deals with about 214 families of which 55 are discussed in detail and summarized accounts of the rest are given for advanced students.

About the Author

A.V.S.S. Sambamurty is a Senior Reader in Botany in Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, teaching Genetics and Taxonomy for the past 3 decades to B.Sc. and B.Sc. (H) students. He published 25 research papers in rice cytogenetics. He participated in several Indian and foreign symposia, seminars and congresses. He is a Fellow of the Genetic Society of India and the Botanical Society of India, and a member of several scientific bodies. He is the author of more than 15 textbooks meant for B.Sc., M.Sc. (H) and M.Sc. students of Botany.

 

  1. Preface
  2. Part I: Principles of Angiosperms Taxonomy: Plant Taxonomy
  3. History of Classification
  4. Systems of Classifications
  5. Current Systems of Classification
  6. Plant Nomenclature
  7. Species Problem
  8. Primitive Versus Advanced Characters
  9. Taxonomy Hierarchy
  10. Modern Trends in Taxonomy
  11. Chemotaxonomy
    Numerical Taxonomy
  12. Biosystematics
  13. Computerized Systematics
  14. Reproductive Biology and Systematics
  15. Fossil Angiosperms
  16. Origin of Angiosperms
  17. Plant Geography
  18. Endemism
  19. Introduction to Flora of India
  20. Herbaria, Botanical Gardens, Plant Identification and Literature of Taxonomy

 

Part II: Families: More than 200 Families and 160 additional families described.

 

Appendices

  1. Armen Takhtajhan’s Classification
  2. Comparisons of Families
  3. Technical Description of a Plant
  4. Questions of Principles of Taxonomy some Families of Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons
  5. Floral Diagrams and floral Formula of Some families of Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons
  6. Selected References