Plant Systematics/ Simpson, Michael G.

Table of Contents

Preface v

Acknowledgments

UNIT 1. SYSTEMATICS
Chapter 1 Plant Systematics: an Overview 1
Chapter 2 Phylogenetic Systematics 15

UNIT 2. EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY OF PLANTS
Chapter 3 Evolution and Diversity of Green and Land Plants 47
Chapter 4 Evolution and Diversity of Vascular Plants 65
Chapter 5 Evolution and Diversity of Seed Plants 91
Chapter 6 Evolution of Flowering Plants 113
Chapter 7 Diversity and Classification of Flowering Plants:

Chapter 8 Diversity and Classification of Flowering Plants: Eudicots 219

UNIT 3. SYSTEMATIC EVIDENCE AND DESCRIPTIVE TERMINOLOGY
Chapter 9 Plant Morphology 327
Chapter 10 Plant Anatomy 385
Chapter 11 Plant Embryology 413
Chapter 12 Palynology 427
Chapter 13 Plant Reproductive Biology 439
Chapter 14 Plant Molecular Systematics 451


UNIT 4. RESOURCES IN PLANT SYSTEMATICS
Chapter 15 Plant Identification 467
Chapter 16 Plant Nomenclature 473
Chapter 17 Plant Collecting and Documentation 489
Chapter 18 Herbaria and Data Information Systems 497

APPENDIX 1 Plant Description 507

APPENDIX 2 Botanical Illustrations 533

APPENDIX 3 Scientific Journals in Plant Systematics 537

GLOSSARY
INDEX 539