The Flora Europaea organisation; List of contributors; Preface; Introduction; List of basic and standard floras; Synopsis of families; Key to families of angiospermae; Explanatory notes on the text; Text; Appendices; Index; Maps.
The Flora Europaea, in five volumes, presents a synthesis of all the national and regional Floras of Europe.
."..Scrupulous care is demonstrated by the sturdy binding and lucid
page layout; a detailed explanation of authorship attribution;
numbered couplets of indented, dichotomous keys expediting multiple
routes to identification; and clear indications of areas needing
further study....this essential work is a pleasure to use." Helen
M. Barber, American Reference Book Annual
"Any library containing the first edition would want to acquire
this newly updated first volume." E. Williams, Choice
"The production of the second edition of the first volume of Flora
Europaea is a landmark. The book was first published 29 years ago,
and proved a valuable spur to further research...the new edition is
a great step forward. Many of the accounts have been revised to a
high standard...and 350 new taxa have been included, hundreds new
to science." Nature, June, 1994
Review of the hardback: ' the more one examines this volume the
more it appears as a tremendous compendium of valuable information
Authors and editors alike are to be highly congratulated.' Excerpta
Botanica
Review of the hardback: 'All botanists will welcome the continued
rapid progress of the Flora and we may all be pleased with the
result.' Arthur Cronquist, Quarterly Review of Biology
Review of the hardback: 'Cette grande entreprise internationale se
poursuit de la fa on la plus satisfaisante et la haute qualit de
cet ouvrage de base, et d j c l bre, continue s'affirmer. La Flora
Europaea constitue un monument de science et un exemple de
collaboration internationale qui ne savraient se voir assez lou s.'
J. L. Monod, La Terre et La Vie
Review of the hardback: 'Flora Europaea is a triumph of
international organisation and co-operation as well as a work of
exceptionally high value and importance.' The Naturalist
Review of the hardback: 'Flora Europaea, by applying a beneficial
taxonomic uniformity within its area, will inevitably broaden the
horizons of all those who use it. It should lead to a new phase in
European botany, and will certainly provide a firm basis for
further taxonomic research for many years to come. One cannot but
admire the consistency of production in a work to which more than
fifty botanists from all over Europe have contributed. The layout,
scope and terminology show a uniformity throughout for which the
editors must be congratulated.' Nature
Review of the hardback: 'One essential advantage of this work is
that it elucidates the taxonomic and geographical connections and
graduations of taxa that appear too much isolated in local floras.
May it be used by many people, and may its good progress continue.'
Watsonia
Review of the hardback: 'The book is a model of concise writing. It
gives the latest information about the taxonomy of most European
vascular plants. It will be used extensively by botanists,
professional and amateur in many parts of the world.' Science
Review of the hardback: 'The first volume of Flora Europaea is a
splendid example of international teamwork under the technical
guidance of an effectively organised national group. This plan has
proved to be efficient and satisfactory. The wise self-restraint of
the editors in putting their goals within humanly reachable
distance, and in frankly stating the limitations of the undertaking
have resulted for the first time in the production of an extremely
useful European Flora.' Taxon (Netherlands)
Review of the hardback: 'This book is a quick source of reference
to everyday problems of nomenclature and classification. Libraries
of botanical and biological institutions throughout the world
should not be without it.' The New Phytologist
Review of the hardback: 'This book is highly recommended as a must
for taxonomists and others who are interested in the generic and
family names of vascular plants.' Baileya
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