Flowering Plants of Tamil Nadu. Mangrove Associates. 2020.51 pls.(line drawings). VIII, 136 p. Hardcover.

In this book, the author has described a large number of species of mangrove forests and mangrove associates and 12 species of Marine Angiosperms with illustrations for most of them. Further cytotaxonomical and cytogenetical studies in most of the species of mangroves and the associates and 7 species of Marine Angiosperms of Tamil nadu have been added. For the first time the author has studied and published the cytological studies of them in cytologia and seaweed research and utilization journals and added these chapters in this book. A large number of mangrove associates, so far not reported, have been described in this book. The importance of these plants and further works necessary in them are also added. This book is a part of author's extensive study of "Flowering Plants of Tamil Nadu - Mangrove Associates".

CONTENTS: Preface, Acknowledgements, Part I - Mangrove Flora: 1. Introduction, 2. Cytological Studies, 3. Morphological Studies, 4. Plates, 5. Taxonomy, 6. References, 7. Explanations of Plates and Figures. Part II - Marine Angiosperms of Tamil Nadu: 1. Introduction, 2. Observations and Discussions, 3. Cytological Studies, 4. Systematic Treatment Key to The Seagrass Families, 5. Morphological Studies, 6. Plates, 7. References, 8. Explanations of Plates and Figures. Index