Manual of Leaf Architecture (Paperback, Annotated Ed)

This is an essential reference for describing, measuring and classifying the foliage of flowering plants. The presented system provides long-needed guidelines for characterizing the organization, shape, venation, and surface features of angiosperm leaves. In contrast to systems focusing on reproductive characters for identification, the emphasis is on macroscopic features of the leaf blade including leaf characters, venation, and tooth characters. The advantage of this system is that it allows for the classification of plants independently of their flowers, which is especially useful for fossil leaves (usually found in isolation) and tropical plants (whose flowering cycles are brief and irregular, and whose fruits and flowers may be difficult to access). An illustrated terminology including detailed definitions and annotated illustrations is the focus of the classification system, the aim of which is to provide a framework with comparative examples to allow both modern and fossil leaves to be described and classified consistently.

General

Imprint:	Cabi Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2009
Authors:	Beth Ellis • Douglas C. Daly • Leo Hickey • Kirk Johnson • John Mitchell • Peter Wilf • Scott Wing
Dimensions:	279 x 216 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	220
Edition:	Annotated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-84593-585-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Taxonomy & systematics Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > General
LSN:	1-84593-585-3
Barcode:	9781845935856

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