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A monograph of codonopsis and allied genera : (Campanulaceae) / De-Yuan Hong ; in association with Qiang Wang and Kai-Yu Pan ; acquisition editor Simon Tian ; cover designer Victoria Pearson.

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Book
Author/Creator:
Hong, De-Yuan, author.
Contributor:
Wang, Qiang, associated name.
Pan, Kai-Yu, associated name.
Tian, Simon, editor.
Pearson, Victoria, cover designer.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Medicinal plants.
Medicine, Chinese.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (0 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Amsterdam, [Netherlands] : Academic Press, 2015.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Codonopsis and its allied genera, are a group of plants which are important in economy and horticulture.A Monograph of Codonopsis and Allied Genera (Campanulaceae s.str.) offers its audience comprehensive knowledge of these plants including palynology, cytology, population biology, morphological description, geographical distribution with.
Contents:
Front Cover
A Monograph of Codonopsis and Allied Genera (Campanulaceae)
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Synopsis
Preface
Acknowledgements
1 - Introduction: The Taxonomic History and Questions to be Addressed
DISCOVERIES IN CODONOPSIS AND ALLIED GENERA
CIRCUMSCRIPTION OF CODONOPSIS
SYSTEMATIC POSITION OF CODONOPSIS AND ALLIED GENERA
TAXONOMICAL REVISIONS OF CODONOPSIS AND ALLIED GENERA
2 - Biology
GROSS MORPHOLOGY
General Morphology
Roots
Stems
Leaves
Inflorescences
Numbers of Floral Structures
Variation in Position of Ovary
Corolla: Shape
Corolla: Colour
Androecium
Disc/Glands
Gynoecium
Fruit
Seeds
SEED MORPHOLOGY
Diversity
Significance in Systematics
POLLEN MORPHOLOGY
CHROMOSOMES
General Survey of Chromosomes in Codonopsis and Allied Genera
Relationships between Chromosomal Data and Taxonomy
Evolution of Chromosomes in the Platycodonoid Group (Tribe Cyanantheae)
3 - Systematics and Evolution
CIRCUMSCRIPTION OF CODONOPSIS AND ITS RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALLIED GENERA
Key to Genera of Codonopsis and Its Allies
A THREE-TRIBAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM OF THE CAMPANULACEAE S. S. AND THE SYSTEMATIC POSITION OF CODONOPSIS AND ALLIED GENERA
Confirmation of Three Primary Subdivisions of the Campanulaceae s. s
On Baccate Fruit and the Canarinoideae Kolak
On Ostrowskia and the Ostrowskioideae Takht
Key to Tribes of the Campanulaceae s. s
EVOLUTION AND BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE CYANANTHEAE
Origin and Diversification of the Cyanantheae
Formation of the Distribution Pattern of the African Genus Canarina: Isolation and Disjunction
Diversification within Codonopsis
Evolution of Four Characters
4 - Taxonomic Revision of Codonopsis and Allied Genera
CODONOPSIS WALL
HIMALACODON D. Y. HONG &amp
Q. WANG.
PANKYCODON D. Y. HONG &amp
X. T. MA
PSEUDOCODON D. Y. HONG &amp
H. SUN
CYCLOCODON GRIFF. EX HOOK. F. &amp
THOMSON
ECHINOCODON D. Y. HONG
Bibliography
Index to Specimens Cited
A. Type Specimens
Non-Type Specimens
Index to Botanical Names and Synonyms in Codonopsis and Allied Genera
Index
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
V
W
Y
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Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 4, 2015).
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
0-12-801941-7
OCLC:
921843521

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