Flora Europaea

by Edited by T. G. Tutin , V. H. Heywood , N. A. Burges , D. M. Moore , D. H. Valentine , S. M. Walters , D. A. Webb , Assisted by P. W. Ball , A. O. Chater , R. A. DeFilipps , I. K. Ferguson , I. B. K. Richardson

• ISBN13: 9780521153683
• ISBN10: 0521153689
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-24
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

The Flora Europaea, originally published between 1964 and 1980, explores the synthesis of all the national and regional Floras of Europe. It is based on a critical review of existing literature and on studies on herbaria and in the field. It aims to be simple as well as authoritative, and should enable the reader to name as far as its subspecies any fern, conifer or flowering plant growing wild or wildly cultivated. The third of the volume covers the Dicotyledonous families from Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae, following the Engler system. Apart from keys and descriptions, information is given on geographical distribution and, where possible, on habitat preference and chromosome number. All names used in Floras or important monographs are cited in the text or index. The text, in English, uses a limited vocabulary, and there are glossaries of technical terms and Latin equivalents.

Table of Contents

The Flora Europaea organisation

List of contributors

Preface

Introduction

List of basic and standard floras

Synopsis of families

Key to families of angiospermae

Explanatory notes on the text

Text

Appendices

Index

Maps

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