Taxonomy of Angiosperm (PDF)
Taxonomy of Angiosperm written by Prabhat & Nitu Nisha is a great book for understanding Angiosperms Plants Botany & its Taxonomy with its importance, book available in PDF download. The Book Design specially for Degree Students who do master in Botany or belong subjects.
To name a plant is to give it a place in the vast, interconnected web of life. Plant taxonomy and systematics represent the oldest disciplines of botanical science, yet they remain its most dynamic and urgently needed frontiers. In an era marked by rapid environmental change and biodiversity loss, identifying, classifying, and mapping plant life is no longer just an academic exercise—it is the foundational step for global conservation, ecological research, and the sustainable utilization of our natural bio-resources.
Taxonomy of Angiosperm provides a comprehensive, modern approach to plant taxonomy and phytogeography. It is designed to bridge the gap between classical, morphology based identification and the cutting-edge molecular, computational, and spatial tools that define 21st-century systematics.
This text is carefully crafted for undergraduate and postgraduate students of botany, plant systematics, ecology, and conservation biology. It also serves as an indispensable reference for researchers, taxonomists, and conservationists who seek a logically structured synthesis of speciation, taxonomic evidence, classification systems, and plant geography.
UNIT I
- Population and the Environment
- Ecads & Ecotypes
- Evolution & Differentiation of Species (Various Models)
- Taxonomic Hierarchy: Species, Genus, Family & Other Categories
- Principles Used in Assessing Relationships
- Delimitations of Taxa & Attribution of Rank
- Salient Features of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN)
UNIT II
- Morphology as Taxonomic Evidence
- Anatomy
- Embryology
- Cytology
- Phytochemistry / Chemotaxonomy
- Genome Analysis and Nucleic Acid Hybridization
- Taxonomy Tools: Herbarium
- Floras
- Histological / Anatomical
- Phytochemical
- Cytological / Cytotaxonomy
- Serological / Serotaxonomy
- Biochemical & Molecular Techniques
- Computing and GIS (Geographic Information System)
UNIT III
- Systems of Angiosperm Classification: Phenetic Versus Phylogenetic Systems
- Cladistics Taxonomy
- Relative Merits & Demerits of Major Systems of Classification
- Relevance of Taxonomy to Conservation
- Sustainable Utilization of Bio-Resources & Ecosystem Research
UNIT IV
- Concepts of Phytogeography: Endemism
- Hot Spots and Hottest Hot Spots
- Plant Exploration, Invasion & Introduction
- Local Plant Diversity and Its Socio-Economic Importance
