Table of Contents

Foreword 7
Preface 9
Preface to the second edition 13
The conifers of the world, an introduction 15
The distribution and ecology of conifers 23
The economic importance of conifers 27
The conservation of conifer diversity 31
Synopsis of families and genera 35
Taxonomic treatment of families, with keys to families and genera 45
Taxonomic treatment of genera and species 57
(in alphabetical order), with keys to sections, subsections and species
Appendix 1071
Glossary 1073
References 1093
Lists of illustrations 1105
Index to botanical names of conifers 1113

About the Author

Aljos Farjon, FLS is a botanist who studied the taxonomy and ecology of conifers at the University of Utrecht, Oxford University and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew where he is currently (after retirement) Honorary Research Associate. He has published 11 books and 55 scientific papers on conifers since 1984.

Reviews

"This set is an invaluable resource for intensive conifer research, plant taxonomists, and herbarium curators [...] Summing Up: Essential. Upper-level undergraduates through professionals/practitioners." - L. Goode, William & Mary, in: CHOICE, November 2017

"the two volumes are surely the most definitive source of information about conifers available. They should be in the libraries of schools, teaching forestry, urban forestry, arboriculture, and plant ecology. This is a very high quality production and is highly recommended for the conifer curious." - Julian Dunster, in: Pacific Northwest Trees 38.2 (Summer 2017)