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The Kew Plant Glossary: an Illustrated Dictionary of Plant Terms

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This accessible, comprehensive glossary includes all descriptive terms used in floras, plant field guides and the botanical literature. 4,100 definitions are accompanied by detailed illustrations, laid out in a clear, easy-to-use fashion. This reference is indispensable to plant scientists, conservationists, horticulturists, gardeners, writers and anyone working with plant descriptions, plant monographs, plant identification keys, floras and field guides.

Author(s): Beentje, Henk
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Year: 2014

Language: English
Pages: x+160
City: Surrey

Introduction
Acknowledgements
Bibliography and websites used
Glossary
Symbols
Suffixes
Prefixes
Abbreviations
Botanical terms (incorporating 735 illustrations)
Grouped terms
Three-dimensional shapes --
Plate 1
Two-dimensional shapes --
Plates 2-4
Division and branching --
Plates 5-6
Arrangement and direction --
Plates 7-9
Surfaces --
Plates 10-12
Stems and roots --
Plates 13-15
Leaves --
Plates 16-17
Inflorescences --
Plates 18-19
Flowers --
Plates 20-22
Fruits and seeds --
Plates 23-24
Specialised terms for selected groups --
Plates 25-27
The Raunkiaer system --
Plate 28.