Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Plates
List of Tables
Foreword
Preface
About the Author
About Contributors
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Historical Account
Chapter 3. Morphology
Chapter 4. Other Parameters
Chapter 5. Distribution and Endemism
Chapter 6. Taxonomic Account
Chapter 7. Taxonomic Treatment
Chapter 8. Excluded Species and Varieties
Chapter 9. Evolutionary Trends and Relationships of Taxa
Appendix
References and Bibliography
Index
Reviews
“This book is the lifetime effort of Dr. Dileep Pokle. It covers 27 taxa occurring in India. He left no stone unturned in this book. Alysicarpus is a genus with numerous variations which poses problems for fixing the species delimitation. This book addresses many of the issues of identification and helps to come to a precise conclusion. The book has excellent photo plates of species and the good quality line drawings are very helpful from a visual point of view for researchers for correct identification. This book deserves appreciation for solving the species complexes of this genus that were enigmatic for a long time. There is no doubt that this book will trigger further research on this genus, bringing out many undescribed species from all over the world.” – Dr. D. Narasimhan, Professor of Botany (Retired)
“This book contains a lot of knowledge accumulated by the author who has been devoted to his research in Alysicarpus for a long time. Morphological characteristics of flowers, fruits and seeds is included, with detailed descriptions for each species with rich illustrations. A new classification system is proposed based on relationships among the species in India based on traditional methods. A further progress of taxonomy of Alysicarpus is expected based on this contribution.” – H. Ohashi, Professor, University of Tokyo (Retired)
