Plant Systematics, Third Edition, has made substantial contributions to plant systematics courses at the upper-undergraduate and first year graduate level, with the first edition winning The New York Botanical Garden's Henry Allan Gleason Award for outstanding recent publication in plant taxonomy, plant ecology or plant geography. This third edition continues to provide the basis for teaching an introduction to the morphology, evolution and classification of land plants. A foundation of the approach, methods, research goals, evidence and terminology of plant systematics are presented, along with the most recent knowledge of evolutionary relationships of plants and practical information vital to the field.
In this new edition, the author includes greatly expanded treatments on families of flowering plants, as well as tropical trees (all with full-color plates), and an updated explanation of maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference algorithms. Chapters on morphology and plant nomenclature have also been enhanced with new material.
1. Introduction - p. page_1 2. 1: Plant Systematics: An Overview - p. page_3 3. 2: Taxonomy and Phylo Genetic Systematics - p. page_17 4. Unit II: Evolution and Diversity of Plants - p. page_52 5. Introduction - p. page_53 6. 3: Evolution and Diversity of Green and Land Plants - p. page_55 7. 4: Evolution and Diversity of Vascular Plants - p. page_75 8. 5: Evolution and Diversity of Woody and Seed Plants - p. page_131 9. 6: Evolution of Flowering Plants - p. page_167 10. 7: Diversity and Classification of Flowering Plants: Amborellales, Nymphaeales, Austrobaileyales, Magnoliids, Monocots, and Ceratophyllales - p. page_187 11. Abstract - p. page_187 12. INTRODUCTION - p. page_187 13. MAJOR ANGIOSPERM CLADES - p. page_188 14. FAMILY DESCRIPTIONS - p. page_190 15. AMBORELLALES - p. page_191 16. NYMPHAEALES - p. page_193 17. AUSTROBAILEYALES - p. page_195 18. MAGNOLIIDS - p. page_195 19. LAURALES - p. page_196 20. MAGNOLIALES - p. page_198 21. CANELLALES - p. page_198 22. PIPERALES - p. page_203 23. MONOCOTYLEDONS—MONOCOTS - p. page_206 24. ACORALES - p. page_211 25. ALISMATALES - p. page_211 26. PETROSAVIALES - p. page_215 27. DIOSCOREALES - p. page_215 28. PANDANALES - p. page_218 29. LILIALES - p. page_218 30. ASPARAGALES - p. page_222 31. COMMELINIDS - p. page_236 32. DASYPOGONALES - p. page_237 33. ARECALES - p. page_238 34. COMMELINALES, ZINGIBERALES, AND POALES - p. page_241 35. COMMELINALES - p. page_241 36. ZINGIBERALES - p. page_245 37. POALES - p. page_256 38. CERATOPHYLLALES - p. page_271 39. REVIEW QUESTIONS - p. page_272 40. EXERCISES - p. page_274 41. GENERAL REFERENCES ON ANGIOSPERM RELATIONSHIPS AND EVOLUTION - p. page_274 42. GENERAL REFERENCES ON ANGIOSPERM PHYLOGENY AND ON SPECIFIC GROUPS - p. page_274 43. WEB SITES - p. page_284 44. 8: Diversity and Classification of Flowering Plants: Eudicots - p. page_285 45. Abstract - p. page_285 46. EUDICOTS - p. page_285 47. SUPERROSIDS - p. page_297 48. ROSIDS - p. page_301 49. FABIDS - p. page_305 50. MALVIDS - p. page_341 51. SUPERASTERIDS - p. page_362 52. ASTERIDS - p. page_381 53. CAMPANULIDS - p. page_428 54. REVIEW QUESTIONS - p. page_447 55. EXERCISES - p. page_453 56. GENERAL ANGIOSPERM FAMILY CLASSIFICATION, DESCRIPTIONS, AND IMAGES - p. page_453 57. GENERAL REFERENCES ON ANGIOSPERM PHYLOGENY AND ON SPECIFIC EUDICOT GROUPS - p. page_453 58. Unit III: Systematic Evidence and Descriptive Terminology - p. page_466 59. Introduction - p. page_467 60. 9: Plant Morphology - p. page_469 61. Abstract - p. page_469 62. PLANT STRUCTURE - p. page_470 63. GENERAL TERMINOLOGY - p. page_516 64. REVIEW QUESTIONS - p. page_531 65. EXERCISES - p. page_534 66. WEBSITES - p. page_535 67. 10: Plant Anatomy and Physiology - p. page_537 68. 11: Plant Embryology - p. page_567 69. 12: Palynology - p. page_583 70. 13: Plant Reproductive Biology - p. page_595 71. 14: Plant Molecular Systematics - p. page_607 72. Unit IV: Resources in Plant Systematics - p. page_622 73. Introduction - p. page_623 74. 15: Plant Identification - p. page_625 75. 16: Plant Nomenclature - p. page_631 76. 17: Plant Collecting and Documentation - p. page_647 77. 18: Herbaria and Data Information Systems - p. page_657 78. Unit V: Species Concepts and Conservation Biology - p. page_668 79. Introduction - p. page_669 80. 19: Species and Conservation in Plant Systematics - p. page_671 81. Appendix 1: Plant Description - p. page_691 82. Appendix 2: Botanical Illustrations - p. page_697 83. Appendix 3: Scientific Journals in Plant Systematics - p. page_701 84. Appendix 4: Statistics and Morphometrics in Plant Systematics - p. page_703 85. Glossary of Terms - p. page_713 86. Index - p. page_749
Plant Systematics, Third Edition, has made substantial contributions to plant systematics courses at the upper-undergraduate and first year graduate level, with the first edition winning The New York Botanical Garden's Henry Allan Gleason Award for outstanding recent publication in plant taxonomy, plant ecology or plant geography. This third edition continues to provide the basis for teaching an introduction to the morphology, evolution and classification of land plants. A foundation of the approach, methods, research goals, evidence and terminology of plant systematics are presented, along with the most recent knowledge of evolutionary relationships of plants and practical information vital to the field.
In this new edition, the author includes greatly expanded treatments on families of flowering plants, as well as tropical trees (all with full-color plates), and an updated explanation of maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference algorithms. Chapters on morphology and plant nomenclature have also been enhanced with new material.
1. Introduction - p. page_1 2. 1: Plant Systematics: An Overview - p. page_3 3. 2: Taxonomy and Phylo Genetic Systematics - p. page_17 4. Unit II: Evolution and Diversity of Plants - p. page_52 5. Introduction - p. page_53 6. 3: Evolution and Diversity of Green and Land Plants - p. page_55 7. 4: Evolution and Diversity of Vascular Plants - p. page_75 8. 5: Evolution and Diversity of Woody and Seed Plants - p. page_131 9. 6: Evolution of Flowering Plants - p. page_167 10. 7: Diversity and Classification of Flowering Plants: Amborellales, Nymphaeales, Austrobaileyales, Magnoliids, Monocots, and Ceratophyllales - p. page_187 11. Abstract - p. page_187 12. INTRODUCTION - p. page_187 13. MAJOR ANGIOSPERM CLADES - p. page_188 14. FAMILY DESCRIPTIONS - p. page_190 15. AMBORELLALES - p. page_191 16. NYMPHAEALES - p. page_193 17. AUSTROBAILEYALES - p. page_195 18. MAGNOLIIDS - p. page_195 19. LAURALES - p. page_196 20. MAGNOLIALES - p. page_198 21. CANELLALES - p. page_198 22. PIPERALES - p. page_203 23. MONOCOTYLEDONS—MONOCOTS - p. page_206 24. ACORALES - p. page_211 25. ALISMATALES - p. page_211 26. PETROSAVIALES - p. page_215 27. DIOSCOREALES - p. page_215 28. PANDANALES - p. page_218 29. LILIALES - p. page_218 30. ASPARAGALES - p. page_222 31. COMMELINIDS - p. page_236 32. DASYPOGONALES - p. page_237 33. ARECALES - p. page_238 34. COMMELINALES, ZINGIBERALES, AND POALES - p. page_241 35. COMMELINALES - p. page_241 36. ZINGIBERALES - p. page_245 37. POALES - p. page_256 38. CERATOPHYLLALES - p. page_271 39. REVIEW QUESTIONS - p. page_272 40. EXERCISES - p. page_274 41. GENERAL REFERENCES ON ANGIOSPERM RELATIONSHIPS AND EVOLUTION - p. page_274 42. GENERAL REFERENCES ON ANGIOSPERM PHYLOGENY AND ON SPECIFIC GROUPS - p. page_274 43. WEB SITES - p. page_284 44. 8: Diversity and Classification of Flowering Plants: Eudicots - p. page_285 45. Abstract - p. page_285 46. EUDICOTS - p. page_285 47. SUPERROSIDS - p. page_297 48. ROSIDS - p. page_301 49. FABIDS - p. page_305 50. MALVIDS - p. page_341 51. SUPERASTERIDS - p. page_362 52. ASTERIDS - p. page_381 53. CAMPANULIDS - p. page_428 54. REVIEW QUESTIONS - p. page_447 55. EXERCISES - p. page_453 56. GENERAL ANGIOSPERM FAMILY CLASSIFICATION, DESCRIPTIONS, AND IMAGES - p. page_453 57. GENERAL REFERENCES ON ANGIOSPERM PHYLOGENY AND ON SPECIFIC EUDICOT GROUPS - p. page_453 58. Unit III: Systematic Evidence and Descriptive Terminology - p. page_466 59. Introduction - p. page_467 60. 9: Plant Morphology - p. page_469 61. Abstract - p. page_469 62. PLANT STRUCTURE - p. page_470 63. GENERAL TERMINOLOGY - p. page_516 64. REVIEW QUESTIONS - p. page_531 65. EXERCISES - p. page_534 66. WEBSITES - p. page_535 67. 10: Plant Anatomy and Physiology - p. page_537 68. 11: Plant Embryology - p. page_567 69. 12: Palynology - p. page_583 70. 13: Plant Reproductive Biology - p. page_595 71. 14: Plant Molecular Systematics - p. page_607 72. Unit IV: Resources in Plant Systematics - p. page_622 73. Introduction - p. page_623 74. 15: Plant Identification - p. page_625 75. 16: Plant Nomenclature - p. page_631 76. 17: Plant Collecting and Documentation - p. page_647 77. 18: Herbaria and Data Information Systems - p. page_657 78. Unit V: Species Concepts and Conservation Biology - p. page_668 79. Introduction - p. page_669 80. 19: Species and Conservation in Plant Systematics - p. page_671 81. Appendix 1: Plant Description - p. page_691 82. Appendix 2: Botanical Illustrations - p. page_697 83. Appendix 3: Scientific Journals in Plant Systematics - p. page_701 84. Appendix 4: Statistics and Morphometrics in Plant Systematics - p. page_703 85. Glossary of Terms - p. page_713 86. Index - p. page_749
