Flowering Plant Families of the World

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 424 pages
• Published by: Firefly Books
• Edition: Revised Edition March 16, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1554072069
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1554072064
• Book Dimensions: 12.3 x 9.8 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 5 pounds

Product Review
Useful and wonderful to browse through breathtaking detailed diagrams [It] is a steal for the price and highly recommended. (Kristen Mastel Booklist 20071201)

Beautiful colored, detailed illustrations This is a book that anyone with an interest in flowering plants will enjoy. Recommended. (C. T. Mason Jr., emeritus, University of Arizona Choice 20080201)

Every page contains gorgeous color photographs in addition to the wealth of complete information on the plants. (Making Scents 200709)

Authoritative reference work fascinating and comprehensive specially commissioned botanical illustrations by professional artists are both gorgeous and scientifically accurate. (Landscape Architect and Specifier News 20071218)

[This is] the definitive guide to flowering plants for amateur and professional gardeners and students. (Science News )

For the quality of the book and the fascinating artwork the price is well worth it. (Brenda Ruzycki Edmonton Sun )

If you want to delve further into [plant classification], don't miss this book. The glorious botanical illustrations are a bonus. (Mary Fran McQuade Beach Metro Community News )

Product Description


The definitive reference on flowering plants, thoroughly revised.

The widely acclaimed Flowering Plants of the World, the original edition of this book, has never been surpassed in its depth and scope. Written by a team of internationally recognized authorities, this thoroughly updated edition provides the latest information and solidifies the book's position as the definitive guide on the subject.

At the core of the book are the comprehensive entries on 504 flowering plant families. Each entry describes distribution, anatomy, habitat, classification and commercial uses. The enormous wealth of newly available taxonomic information, found throughout the pages of Flowering Plant Families of the World, will interest every botanist.

Along with hundreds of gorgeous, meticulously detailed artworks, the book features:

• A complete introductory section about flowering plants
• Distribution maps and quick-reference panels
• An extensive illustrated glossary of specialist terms
• A comprehensive index with plant names in Latin and English.

The book's specially commissioned botanical illustrations by professional artists are remarkable for both their beauty and their scientific accuracy.

This definitive book, now completely updated, will remain a key reference for gardeners, botanists and plant professionals worldwide. (20070414)

Reader Reviews
The predecessor of this book, Flowering Plants of the World, was a well-known reference for decades to many who love plants. There is a strong sense of continuity between these two books, if for no other reason that both use the same illustrations. In fact the continuity goes further and also involves much of the contents, as evidenced by the error of zebrawood being supplied by a species of Connarus, a myth that was debunked in the 1940's. Where the earlier book was based on the Cronquist system, with the plant families arranged by order, this book is (loosely) based on APG II (2003), with the plant families arranged by alphabet. As to recognition of families, this book adopts a splitter's philosophy, recognizing 506 families (versus 457 in APG II). The book recognizes families such as Bombacaceae, Cneoraceae, Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae. The classification in this book will not be found in any other reference, but this splitter's policy may help the book retain its value in these times of constant change in plant classification.