Plant Systematics, Third Edition

PLANTS, TAXONOMY AND SYSTEMATICS: Plants and kingdoms of life; Taxonomy and systematics BOTANICAL NOMENCLATURE: Need for scientific names; Development of botanical code; Contents of botanical code; Unified biological nomenclature HIERARCHICAL CLASSIFICATION: Taxonomic groups, categories and ranks; Utilization of categories DESCRIPTIVE TERMINOLOGY: Habit and life span; Habitat; Roots; Stems; Leaves; Inflorescence; Flower; Fruit; Floral formula; Floral diagram PROCESS OF IDENTIFICATION: Specimen preparation; Herbarium methods; Identification methods VARIATION, BIOSYSTEMATICS, POPULATION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION: Types of variation; Variance analysis; Reproductive systems; Population genetics; Evolution TAXONOMIC EVIDENCE: Morphology; Anatomy; Embryology; Palynology; Micromorphology and ultrastructure; Chromosomes; Chemotaxonomy; Molecular systematics DEVELOPING CLASSIFICATIONS: Phenetic methods; Cladistic methods; Phylogenetic data analysis PHYLOGENY OF ANGIOSPERMS: Origin of Angiosperms; Basal living angiosperms; Evolutionary trends SYSTEMS OF CLASSIFICATION: Classifications based on gross morphology; Sexual system; Natural systems; Phylogenetic systems FAMILIES OF PTERIDOPHYTES: Lycopodiophtes; Psilopsida; Equisetopsida; Pteropsida FAMILIES OF GYMNOSPERMS: Cycadales; Ginkgoales; Coniferales; Gnetales MAJOR FAMILIES OF ANGIOSPERMS: Angiosperms roll of honour; Chloranthidae; Magnoliidae; Alismatidae; Liliidae; Commelinidae; Ranunculidae; Hamamelididae; Caryophyllidae; Rosidae; Malvidae; Asteridae; Lamiidae