Author : R. K. Sinha
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ISBN 13 : 9789380578217
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (782 download)
Book Synopsis Practical Taxonomy Of Angiosperms by : R. K. Sinha
Download or read book Practical Taxonomy Of Angiosperms written by R. K. Sinha and published by . This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical Taxonomy of Angiosperms presents the subject in a systematic manner with well labelled diagrams and flow charts. A sincere effort has been made to make this book more informative and useful by covering all the important aspects of the subject. Spread in five chapters it deals with: * Morphology of angiosperms where terminology used in taxonomic description of plants is arranged alphabetically—under subheads stem, leaves, flowers etc. * Taxonomy of angiosperms. Principles of taxonomy, handling of an artificial key to a flora and diagnostic features of common angiospermic families. * Description, systematization and identification of 84 plants of 44 families of angiosperms. * Brief account of 143 plants of different families. * Comparison of allied common angiospermic families in tabular form. * Economic importance of 106 familiar plants. * Differences between allied terminology (e.g. phyllode, phylloclade, silqua & siliqula.) are presented in tabular form. * Artificial key to the common families of angiosperms. * Upgraded standard of practical exercises on plant taxonomy.