The Ferns (Filicales)

Volume 2, the Eusporangiatae and Other Relatively Primitive Ferns: Treated Comparatively with a View to Their Natural
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-1-108-01317-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 360 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 584 g

Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Life Sciences

Frederick Orpen Bower (1855-1948) was a renowned botanist best known for his research on the origins and evolution of ferns. Appointed Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Glasgow in 1885, he became a leading figure in the development of modern botany and the emerging field of paleobotany, devising the interpolation theory of the life cycle in land plants. First published between 1923 and 1928 as part of the Cambridge Botanical Handbook series, The Ferns was the first systematic classification of ferns according to anatomical, morphological and developmental features. In this three-volume work Bower analyses the major areas of comparison between different species, describes primitive and fossil ferns and compares these species to present-day fern species, providing a comprehensive description of the order. Volume 2 describes, analyses and classifies primitive and fossil ferns.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bower, F. O.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Taxonomie und Systematik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction to Volume 2
18. Coenopteridaceae
19. Ophioglossaceae
20. Marattiaceae
21. Osmundaceae
22. Schizaeaceae
23. Marsileaceae
24. Gleicheniaceae
25. Matoniaceae
26. A general review of the Simplices
27. Hymenophyllaceae
28. Loxsomaceae
29. Dicksoniaceae (I, II)
30. Dicksoniaceae (III)
31. Plagiogyriaceae
32. Protocyatheaceae
33. Cyatheaceae (excl. Dicksonieae)
34. Dipteridaceae
35. General review of the primitive ferns
Index.