Flowering Plant Families of the World | 
| Authors: V. H. Heywood, R. K. Brummitt, A. Culham, O. Seberg
Publisher: Firefly Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 115914
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 424
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5
Dimensions (in): 12.3 x 9.8 x 0.9
ISBN: 1554072069
Dewey Decimal Number: 582.13
EAN: 9781554072064
ASIN: 1554072069
Publication Date: March 16, 2007
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Product Description
The definitive reference on flowering plants, thoroughly revised. The widely acclaimed Flowering Plants of the World, the original edition of this book, has never been surpassed in its depth and scope. Written by a team of internationally recognized authorities, this thoroughly updated edition provides the latest information and solidifies the book's position as the definitive guide on the subject. At the core of the book are the comprehensive entries on 504 flowering plant families. Each entry describes distribution, anatomy, habitat, classification and commercial uses. The enormous wealth of newly available taxonomic information, found throughout the pages of Flowering Plant Families of the World, will interest every botanist. Along with hundreds of beautiful, meticulously detailed artworks, the book features: - A complete introductory section about flowering plants
- Distribution maps and quick-reference panels
- An extensive illustrated glossary of specialist terms
- A comprehensive index with plant names in Latin and English.
The book's specially commissioned botanical illustrations by professional artists are remarkable for both their beauty and their scientific accuracy. This definitive book, now completely updated, will remain a key reference for gardeners, botanists and plant professionals worldwide. (20070414)
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A must have for anyone interested in plants! September 18, 2008
This is an impressive, dense, fact-filled book with wonderful illustrations and distribution maps. It is as useful for plant biologists as it is for anyone else, whether you are interested in evolutionary relationships of plants, or just simply wondering where certain foods come from. Citations are acknowledged along with each family description for quick reference to the primary literature.
More than updated May 15, 2007
24 out of 24 found this review helpful
The predecessor of this book, Flowering Plants of the World, was a well-known reference for decades to many who love plants. There is a strong sense of continuity between these two books, if for no other reason that both use the same illustrations. In fact the continuity goes further and also involves much of the contents, as evidenced by the error of zebrawood being supplied by a species of Connarus, a myth that was debunked in the 1940's.
Where the earlier book was based on the Cronquist system, with the plant families arranged by order, this book is (loosely) based on APG II (2003), with the plant families arranged by alphabet. As to recognition of families, this book adopts a splitter's philosophy, recognizing 506 families (versus 457 in APG II). The book recognizes families such as Bombacaceae, Cneoraceae, Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae. The classification in this book will not be found in any other reference, but this splitter's policy may help the book retain its value in these times of constant change in plant classification.
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