Neotropical plant families : a concise guide to families of vascualar plants in the Neotropics

This new edition deals with angiosperm families according to the APG (1998) classification. This affected the treatment of 78 families out of 249 that appeared in the previous 47 families appear in both editions, but are differently circumscribed, 31 families. have disappeared from the previous edition, and 54 families are treated here for the first time. This book provides an excellent opportunity to educate new generations of systematists using a phylogeny - based classification. By Paul J.m. Maas, Lubbert Y.th. Westra ; Gymnosperms By Aljos Farjon. Supported By The Organization For Flora Neotropica--p. Facing T.p. Errata Slip Inserted. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 5-7) And Index.