Book ID: 2589
CRONQUIST, Arthur
An integrated system of classification of flowering plants.1981.Reprint 1992. 200 figs. 1262 p.gr8vo.Cloth.
This book is an indispensable item for botanical classification and probably the definitive work in its field for many years to come.Cronquist provides a brief description of each division, class, order,and family, and their basic features are illustrated in the book's more than 200 plates. In addition, synoptical arrangements of all subclasses within classes, orders within subclasses, etc., are presented for every subclass with the exception of Dilleniidae and Rosidae. The author used every available source of data in preparation of his system - data from the fossil record and chemical features as well as morphological features.