FRANCAIS                                                                                                                             ESPAÑOL 

"TAXONOMY of the CACTACEAE"
The new classification of Cacti also based on molecular data and explained
In two volumes:
Vol. I : Acanthocalycium - Lymanbensonia / Vol. II : Maihuenia - Yungasocereus
            1436 pages / + 9500 photos             

 






















    - 177 recognized genera, all described and explained.
- Approx. 2360 listed taxa (sp. + subsp.) and photographed in alphabetical order,
- +1400 pages A4 size,
- +9500 photos taken in habitat and in cultivation,
- 360 photos of seeds,
- Pollinators and dispersers illustrated,
- Graphs of min. / maximum altitudes,
- Illustrated etymology of genera,
- 177 distribution maps,
- Seeds illustrated for every genus,
- Description of habitats for every genus,
- Precise geographical distribution for each genus,
- 22 country maps,
- Glossary,
- Bibliography (500 references),
- Index and synonyms...

CONTENTS
Foreword
THE WALTZ OF LABELS
TAXONOMY : WHY?
PARENTAGE LINKS ANd CONVERGENCE OF FORMS
CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION by Fabrice Cendrin
THE CLASSIFICATION OF CACTI
1 . CRITERIA FOR SIMILARITY OF INDIVIDUALS
2 . SPECIATION OR INTRASPECIFIC VARIATIONS?
3 . THE INTERFERTILITY, OR A TAXONOMIST NIGHTMARE
4. FINALLY, THE GENEALOGY!..
5. THE CACTI MISS THE TRAIN OF GENETICS
WHY PLANTS CHANGE NAMES?
ETERNAL QUESTION: ORIGIN OF CACTI
POLLINATORS AND DISPERSERS
CLASSIFICATION of SUBFAMILIES, TRIBES and SUBTRIBES in CACTACEAE
SYSTEMATIC of GENERA (alphabetical list)
LIST of species and subspecies
ILLUSTRATIONS
MAPS of COUNTRIES CONCERNED
THANKS TO GENETICISTS
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES
GLOSSARY
INDEX & SYNONYMS

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