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Download or read book Systematic Botany of Flowering Plants written by R-E Spichiger and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-01-12 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The principle objective of this book is to describe a range of families of flowering plants in a sequence corresponding to current phylogenetic classification based on the most recent results of molecular systematics. The selection of families is large and comprises families of temperate European flora as well as tropical flora. They are integrated in their respective orders and keys are given to help the reader recognize them. Each family is richly illustrated, the identifying characters being shown as clearly as possible. A glossary complements the overall didactic qualities of this reference.