This volume contains a complete systematic treatment of the flowering plant order Asterales, comprising 12 families with approx. 1,720 genera and about 26,300 species. The order includes Compositae as the largest family of flowering plants.
Based on traditional studies, several of the constituent families have long been recognized as being closely interrelated. The inclusion in the order of Alseuosmiaceae, Argophyllaceae, Carpodetaceae, Phellinaceae and Rousseaceae is the result mainly of new advances in molecular systematics. Identification keys are provided for all genera, and likely phylogenetic relationships are discussed extensively.
The wealth of information contained in this volume makes it an indispensable source for all working in the fields of pure and applied plant sciences.
Author(s): J. W. Kadereit (auth.), Professor Dr. Joachim W. Kadereit, Charles Jeffrey (eds.)
Series: The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 8
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2007
Language: English
Commentary: +OCR
Pages: 636
Tags: Plant Sciences; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography; Plant Anatomy/Development; Biodiversity
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Asterales: Introduction and Conspectus....Pages 1-6
Alseuosmiaceae....Pages 7-12
Argophyllaceae....Pages 13-18
Calyceraceae....Pages 19-25
Campanulaceae....Pages 26-56
Carpodetaceae....Pages 57-60
Compositae....Pages 61-588
Goodeniaceae....Pages 589-598
Menyanthaceae....Pages 599-604
Pentaphragmataceae....Pages 605-607
Phellinaceae....Pages 608-610
Rousseaceae....Pages 611-613
Stylidiaceae....Pages 614-619
Back Matter....Pages 621-635
