Plant Taxonomy: Past, Present, and Future
Language: English
Published by The Energy and Resources Institute, TERI -, 2012
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- Title
- Plant Taxonomy: Past, Present, and Future
- Author
- Rajni Gupta
- Publisher
- The Energy and Resources Institute, TERI -
- Publication year
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 8179933598
- ISBN 13
- 9788179933596
Plant Taxonomy: past, present, and future contains various contributions from stalwarts in the field of plant taxonomy, which focus on different aspects of this field. Each contribution has been written based on thorough research, and includes recent developments such as molecular taxonomy and barcoding. Interesting aspects of naming plants, speciation, molecular aspects of plant identification, and e-flora have been dealt with in an elaborate manner. In addition, a chapter is dedicated to the genesis of botanical names and the meaning of the names of plants found in Delhi.
This book is a Festschrift brought out in honour of Dr Prithipalsingh on his 65th birthday for his dedication and devotion to this subject for almost 40 years.
Key Features:
Essays on different aspects of plant taxonomy
Focus on the meaning of Latin names of plants in simplified terms
Extensive coverage of folklore taxonomy and its importance for understanding intellectual property
Comprehensive discussion on molecular taxonomy and barcoding of plants
Unique coverage on the future of floristic documentation e-flora
Contents:
Ethnobotanical Noah s Ark
Plant nomenclature: an overview
Plants of Delhi: Scientific Names and their Meaning
Species and Speciation Modern Tools for identification of Plants
Plant Taxonomy in Plant Genetic Resource Management
Indigenous Knowledge of Plants and Biopiracy in India
Herbaria and Data Information Systems in Plant Taxonomy
Phylogenetic Systematics
Plant Anatomy in Relation to Taxonomy
Chemotaxonomy
Cytotaxonomy and its Evolution of Orchidaceae and Cyperaceae
Palynology: Timeline
Role of Molecular Markers in Evaluation of Plant diversity
E-flora: the Future of Floristic Documentation
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