Wood Anatomy Of The Magnoliaceae Indigenous To The United States

Author : Charles Russell Metcalfe
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book The Anatomy of the Dicotyledons: Volume III: Magnoliales, Illiciales, and Laurales written by Charles Russell Metcalfe and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1979 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a sequel to the two introductory volumes (1980, 1983) to the second edition of Anatomy of the Dicotyledons, of which the first edition appeared in 1950. It is the first in a series in which the comparative structure of the leaf, stem, and wood is to be described, as a contribution to the classification of the families of dicotyledons. The ecological significance of some of the characters is also discussed. The present volume covers twenty families that are generally accepted as fairly close relatives and are of special interest because of their alleged primitive status in the hierarchy of plant families. Much information has become available about these families since the first edition was published, either in scattered publications or through original observations at Kew. The text relating to these families has accordingly been completely rewritten and expanded. The volume contains a wealth of newly prepared photographs and a comprehensive bibliography.