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Contents: Preface. 1. Historical Retrospect, Aims and Objectives and Scope of Plant Taxonomy 2. Fundamental Components (Principles) of Taxonomy and Concept of Taxonomic Characters 3. Plant Nomenclature 4. Hierarchy of Characters in Plant Taxonomy 5. Taxonomic Literature and Indian Flora 6. Major Systems of Classification 7. Herbaria 8. Select Botanic Gardens 9. Botanical Survey of India 10. Origin and Evolution of Angiosperms 11. Variation and Speciation in Plants 12. Relevance of Taxonomy 13. Taxonomic Evidences 14. Morphological Features 15. Plant Identification : Construction and Use of Keys 16. Magnoliidae (Magnoliaceae, Annonaceae, Nymphaeaceae, Ranunculaceae, Papaveraceae, Fumariaceae) 17. Hamamelidae (Moraceae and Casuarinaceae) 18. Caryophyllidae (Cactaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Amaranthaceae, Portulacaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Polygonaceae) 19. Dilleniidae (Tiliaceae, Sterculiaceae, Malvaceae, Violaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Capparaceae, Brassicaceae, Sapotaceae) 20. Rosidae (Rosaceae, Mimosaceae, Caesalpiniaceae, Fabaceae, Lythraceae, Myrtaceae, Combretaceae, Loranthaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Vitaceae, Sapindaceae, Anacardiaceae, Meliaceae, Rutaceae, Oxalidaceae, Geraniaceae, Apiaceae) 21. Asteridae (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Solanaceae, Convolvulaceae, Boraginaceae, Verbenaceae, Lamiaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Acanthaceae, Pedaliaceae, Rubiaceae, Asteraceae) 22. Liliopsida (Monocots) (Alismataceae, Arecaceae, Araceae, Commelinaceae, Cyperaceae, Poaceae, Musaceae, Zingiberaceae, Liliaceae, Orchidaceae) 23. Taxonomy and Phytogeography, Index. 

The book provides a comprehensive account of the basic concepts to the recent trends in plant taxonomy. While general aspects are dealt in detail, the systematic treatment and methodical description of angiosperm families has also been given due attention. Written in student-friendly manner, the subject matter has been presented in a simple and lucid style. Well supported with self explanatory illustrations, the book will immensely be useful to the students pursuing undergraduate, honours and postgraduate studies in botany, agriculture, pharmacology and various competitive examinations.