Table of Contents

The Science of Plant Systematics Methods and Principles of Biological Systematics Classification and System in Flowering Plants: Historical Background Taxonomic Evidence: Structural and Biochemical Characters Molecular Systematics The Evolution of Plant Diversity An Overview of Green Plant Phylogeny Lycophytes, Ferns, and Gymnosperms Phylogenetic Relationships of Angiosperms Appendix 1: Botanical Nomenclature Appendix 2: Specimen Preparation and Identification Glossary Taxonomic Index

About the Author

WALTER S. JUDD, University of Florida, USA. CHRISTOPHER S. CAMPBELL, University of Maine, USA. ELIZABETH A. KELLOGG, University of Missouri-St. Louis, USA. PETER F. STEVENS, University of Missouri-St. Louis and Missouri Botanical Garden, USA. MICHAEL J. DONOGHUE, Yale University, USA.