Plant Taxonomy
Plant taxonomy is the science that deals with the identification,
nomenclature and classification of plants.
The term ‘plant systematics’ is often used synonymously with plant
taxonomy but sometimes has the connotation of mainly using recently developed
techniques such as chromosomal studies, electron microscopy or molecular
biology to answer questions about plant relationships. We use the plant taxonomy developed by
Linneaus who improved on the systems of his predecessors.
Plant taxonomy remains an important and relevant aspect of
modern botany. A disproportionate
emphasis on the practice of plant taxonomy has to some extent caused the
science to be seen solely as the activity of plant identification. This book attempts to redress the balance by
providing an introduction to the taxonomic theory upon which the identification
procedure is based.
The
contents include:
¨ Problem
of Plant Classification
¨ Classification
and Nomenclature of Plants
¨ Keys
and Descriptions in Plants
¨ Adaptations
and Life-Forms for Plants
¨ Types
and Areas of Natural Distributions in Plants
¨ Evolutionary
Development in Plants
¨ Field
Observations of Plants
¨ Habitats,
Successions and Climaxes for Plants
¨ The
Geographical Scale of Speciation
¨ Herbarium
as a Record of Plants
¨ Materials
and Methods of Research for the
Use of Herbarium
¨ Popular
and Scientific Names in Plants
¨ Bibliography and
Index
This book will be useful to students and teachers of Botany
and Plant Science.
| Common | |
| Author | N.C. Mukhopadhyay |
| Binding | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 978-81-7910-139-1 |
| Language | English |
| Number Of Pages | 216 |
| Publication Year | 2020 |
| Publisher | Aavishkar Publishers, Distributors, Jaipur |