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Volumes III and IV of this encyclopaedia provide a novel classification of the monocotyledons, a group encompassing plants of most diverse life-forms such as aquatics, terrestrial and epiphytic herbs, and tall trees. Of the 106 families now recognized 104 are treated in the two volumes, while the economically or horticulturally important grass and orchid families are relegated to two subsequent volumes. The classification followed here is based on recent molecular studies as well as on the vast body of information available on this plant group. The wealth and precision of information, but also the keys for the identification of genera and details on their properties, including distribution and diversification, make this work an important source for both the scholar and the practitioner in the fields of pure and applied plant sciences..

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- A complete and updated inventory of all families and genera of the monocotyledons (except orchids and grasses, which will be treated in separate volumes) - The first since Engler and Prantl's treatment of all monocotyledon families in "Natürliche Pflanzenfamilien" (first edition 1889-1915)

Table of Contents

Conspectus of Families Treated in This Volume.- General References.- Acoraceae.- Alismataceae.- Anarthriaceae.- Aponogetonaceae.- Araceae.- Bromeliaceae.- Butomaceae.- Cannaceae.- Centrolepidaceae.- Commelinaceae.- Costaceae.- Cymodoceaceae.- Cyperaceae.- Dasypogonaceae.- Ecdeiocoleaceae.- Eriocaulaceae.- Flagellariaceae.- Haemodoraceae.- Hanguanaceae.- Heliconiaceae.- Hydatellaceae.- Hydrocharitaceae.- Joinvilleaceae.- Juncaceae.- Juncaginaceae.- Lemnaceae.- Limnocharitaceae.- Lowiaceae.- Marantaceae.- Mayacaceae.- Musaceae.- Najadaceae.- Palmae.- Philydraceae.- Pontederiaceae.- Posidoniaceae.- Potamogetonaceae.- Rapateaceae.- Restionaceae.- Ruppiaceae.- Scheuchzeriaceae.- Strelitziaceae.- Thurniaceae.- Typhaceae.- Xyridaceae.- Zannichelliaceae.- Zingiberaceae.- Zosteraceae.- Index of Scientific Names.

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ISBN 3642083781 Publisher Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Year 2010 ISBN-10 3642083781 ISBN-13 9783642083785 Format Paperback Publication Date 2010-12-01 Imprint Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K Place of Publication Berlin Country of Publication Germany Edited by Klaus Kubitzki DEWEY 583.63 Edition 1st Short Title FLOWERING PLANTS MONOCOTYLEDON Language English Media Book Series Number 4 Subtitle Alismatanae and Commelinanae (Except Gramineae) Illustrations biography Series The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants Pages 511 Dimensions 178mm x 254mm x 26mm