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CONTENTS 1. The Science of Plant Systematics * What Do We Mean by Plant? * What Do We Mean by Systematics? * A Phylogenetic Approach * Monophyly * The Practice of Plant Systematics * Why Is Systematics Important? * Aims and Organization of This Book 2. Methods and Principles of Biological Systematics * What Is a Phylogeny? * Determining Evolutionary History * Describing Evolution: Mapping Characters on Trees * Constructing a Classification 3. Classification and System in Flowering Plants: Historical Background * Classification, Nature, and Stability * Understanding Relationships * Classifications and Memory * The Formation of Higher Taxa * Plant Groupings over the Years 4. Taxonomic Evidence: Structural and Biochemical Characters * Morphology * Pollination Biology * Inflorescences, Fruits, and Seeds * Anatomy * Embryology * Chromosomes * Palynology * Secondary Plant Compounds * Proteins * Summary 5. Molecular Systematics * Plant Genomes * Generating Molecular Data * Types of Molecular Data * Analysis of Molecular Data * Molecular Characters * Summary 6. The Evolution of Plant Diversity * Plant Diversity Is the Result of Evolution * Variation in Plant Populations and Species * Speciation * Origins of Reproductive Isolating Mechanisms * Species Concepts * Summary 7. An Overview of Green Plant Phylogeny * Endosymbiotic Events * Miscellaneous ¿Algae¿ * Viridophytes (Green Plants) * Embryophytes (Land Plants) * Tracheophytes (Vascular Plants) * Spermatophytes (Seed Plants) * Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) * Summary 8. Lycophytes, Ferns, and Gymnosperms * Lycophytes * Monilophytes * Psilotales * Ophioglossales * Equisetales * Leptosporangiate Ferns * Osumndales * Salviniales * Cyatheales * Polypodiales * Gymnosperms * Cycadales * Ginkgoales * Coniferales * Gnetales 9. Phylogenetic Relationships of Angiosperms * ANITA Grade * Amborellales * Nymphaeales * Austrobaileyales * Magnoliid Clade * Magnoliales * Laurales * Canellales * Piperales * Ceratophyllales: A Clade of Uncertain Position * Monocots * Alismatales * Liliales * Asparagales * Dioscoreales * Commelinoid Monocots * Arecales * Commelinales * Poales * Zingiberales * Eudicots (Tricolpates) * Ranunculales * Proteales and Other Tricolpates * Core Eudicots * Caryophyllales * Santalales * Saxifragales * Rosid Clade * Vitales * Geraniales * Fabids (Eurosids I) * Zygophyllales * Oxalidales * Celastrales * Malpighiales * Fabales * Rosales * Cucurbitales * Fagales * Myrtales * Malvids (Eurosids II) * Brassicales * Malvales * Sapindales * Asterid Clade (Sympetalae) * Cornales * Ericales * Core Asterids * Lamiids (Euasterids I) * Solanales * Gentianales * Lamiales * Campanulids (Euasterids II) * Aquifoliales * Apiales * Dipsacales * Asterales Appendix 1. Botanical Nomenclature Appendix 2. Specimen Preparation and Identification Glossary Taxonomic Index Subject Index
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Plants -- Classification.