Comprehensive Review of Genera and Families of Chinese

Author: Tang Yancheng, Li Dezhu, Wu Zhengyi, Lu Anmin, Chen Zhiduan
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: This book is a treatise on the systematic and evolutionary research of angiosperms. It reviews the history of the classification system of angiosperms and evaluates modern internationally influential classification systems. It discusses the fundamental theories and methods of plant systematics. The book introduces the eight-division classification system of angiosperms proposed by the authors, dividing all angiosperms worldwide into 8 classes, 40 subclasses, and 202 orders. Based on evidence from morphology (in a broad sense), molecules, fossils, and geographical distribution, it provides a comprehensive analysis of 346 families and over 3,100 genera distributed in China, discussing their systematic positions, intrafamilial and infrageneric classification systems, distribution ranges, and the formation and origins of modern distribution patterns. It also highlights the practical application value of some important groups in production practice and points out the remaining systematic issues. The book includes 231 line drawings and 16 color illustrations. The primary readership of this book includes researchers in various branches of botany, university teachers, graduate students, and senior biology students at the university level. It also serves as an important reference for workers in natural geography, paleontology, geology, biodiversity, and nature conservation.