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.
Author(s): K. Kubitzki (auth.), Professor Dr. Klaus Kubitzki (eds.)
Series: The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 4
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 1998
Language: English
Commentary: +OCR
Pages: 511
Tags: Plant Sciences
Front Matter....Pages I-X
Conspectus of Families Treated in this Volume....Pages 1-4
General References....Pages 5-6
Acoraceae....Pages 7-11
Alismataceae....Pages 11-18
Anarthriaceae....Pages 19-21
Aponogetonaceae....Pages 21-25
Araceae....Pages 26-74
Bromeliaceae....Pages 74-99
Butomaceae....Pages 100-102
Cannaceae....Pages 103-106
Centrolepidaceae....Pages 106-109
Commelinaceae....Pages 109-128
Costaceae....Pages 128-132
Cymodoceaceae....Pages 133-140
Cyperaceae....Pages 141-190
Dasypogonaceae....Pages 190-194
Ecdeiocoleaceae....Pages 195-197
Eriocaulaceae....Pages 197-207
Flagellariaceae....Pages 208-211
Haemodoraceae....Pages 212-222
Hanguanaceae....Pages 223-225
Heliconiaceae....Pages 226-230
Hydatellaceae....Pages 231-234
Hydrocharitaceae....Pages 234-248
Joinvilleaceae....Pages 249-251
Juncaceae....Pages 252-260
Juncaginaceae....Pages 260-263
Lemnaceae....Pages 264-270
Limnocharitaceae....Pages 271-275
Lowiaceae....Pages 275-277
Marantaceae....Pages 278-293
Mayacaceae....Pages 294-296
Musaceae....Pages 296-301
Najadaceae....Pages 301-306
Palmae....Pages 306-389
Philydraceae....Pages 389-394
Pontederiaceae....Pages 395-403
Posidoniaceae....Pages 404-408
Potamogetonaceae....Pages 408-415
Rapateaceae....Pages 415-424
Restionaceae....Pages 425-445
Ruppiaceae....Pages 445-448
Scheuchzeriaceae....Pages 449-451
Strelitziaceae....Pages 451-455
Thurniaceae....Pages 455-457
Typhaceae....Pages 457-461
Xyridaceae....Pages 461-469
Zannichelliaceae....Pages 470-474
Zingiberaceae....Pages 474-495
Zosteraceae....Pages 496-502
Back Matter....Pages 503-511
