College Botany - Volume II

I am glad to present, the revised and enlarged eighth edition of College Botany, volume two, in hands of students of Botany at the graduate level. This edition of the book contains Pteridophyta, Gymnosperms, Palaeobotany, and Angiosperms. The newly added matter of Angiosperms consists of thirty chapters, dealing with Systematics of Flowering Plants (Chapter 1-5), How to describe an Angiospermic Plant (Chapters 6-8), Diversity of Flowering Plants (Chapters 9-25), Diversity and Morphology, of Angiosperms (Chapters 26-29) and Reproduction in Flowering Plants (Chapter 30).

Pteridophyta

Chapter-1: Introduction

Chapter-2: Order Psilophytales

Chapter-3: Order Psilotales

Chapter-4: Order Lycopodiales

Chapter-5: Order Selaginellales

Chapter-6: Order Equisetales

Chapter-7: Order Ophioglossales

Chapter-8: Order Marsileales

Chapter-9: Order Filicales

Chapter-10: General Topics

Gymnosperms

Chapter-1: Introduction

Chapter-2: Order Cycadales

Chapter-3: Order Ginkgoales

Chapter-4: Order Coniferales

Chapter-5: Order Taxales

Chapter-6: Order Gnetales

Palaeobotany

Chapter-7: Methods of Fossil Study

Chapter-8 : Order Psilophytaies

Chapter-9 : Order Pteridospermales (Cycadofilicales)

Chapter-10: Order Cycadeoideales (Bennettitales)

Chapter-11: Order Cordaitales

Glossary

Question Bank

Index

Angiosperms

Chapter-1 Angiosperms: Introduction

Chapter-2 Evolution of Classification

Chapter-3 Modern Trends in Taxonomy

Chapter-4 Nomenclature of Plants

Chapter-5 Plant Collection and Preparation of Herbarium

Chapter-6 How to Describe an Angiospermic Plant

Chapter-7 Angiosperms: Glossary with Illustrations

Chapter-8 Glossary of Botanical Terms

Chapter-9 The Dicotyledones-Order-Rosales-Family-Rosaceae 

Chapter-10 Order-Leguminales, Family-Fabaceae

Chapter-11 Order-Malvales Family-Malvaceae

Chapter-12 Order-Euphorbiales Family-Euphorbiaceae

Chapter-13 Order-Rutales Family-Rutaceae

Chapter-14 Order-Apocynales Family-Apocynaceae & Family-Asclepiadaceae

Chapter-15 Order-Rubiales Family-Rubiaceae

Chapter-16 Order-Ranales Family-Ranunculaceae

Chapter-17 Order-Brassicales (Cruciales), Family-Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)

Chapter-18 Order-Caryophyllales Family-Caryophyllaceae

Chapter-19 Order-Chenopodiales Family-Chenopodiaceae & Family-Amaranthaceae

Chapter-20 Order-Umbellales Family-Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) 

Chapter-21 Order-Solanales Family-Solanaceae

Chapter-22 Order-Personales Family-Acanthaceae

Chapter-23 Order-Lamiales Family-Lamiaceae (Labiatae)

Chapter-24 The Monocotyledones Order-Liliales Family- Liliaceae and Allies

Chapter-25 Order-Graminales Family-Poaceae (Gramineae) 

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Chapter-26: Basic Body Plan of Flowering Plant

Chapter-27: Convergence of Evolution of Tree Habit

Chapter-28: Trees: Largest and Longest Lived Organisms

Chapter-29: Diversity and Morphology of Flowering Plants

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Chapter-30: Reproduction in Flowering Plants

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