Indian Pandanaceae - an overview

• Main Authors: Nadaf, Altafhusain (Author), Zanan, Rahul (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi : Springer India : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Biodiversity.; Plant ecology.; Conservation biology.; Ecology.; Plant science.; Botany.; Plant genetics.; Life Sciences.; Plant Ecology.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.; Plant Sciences.; Plant Genetics & Genomics.; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.

Indian screw pine family Pandanaceae represents three genera, in which genus Pandanus and Benstonea are distributed in two hotspots in India – the Western Ghats and the Northeast Himalayan region. For the fi rst time, Indian Pandanaceae has been assessed for its taxonomic status and phylogenetic rel...

Table of Contents:

• Dedication
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter 1 World Pandanaceae: An overview
• Chapter 2 Indian Pandanaceae: Present Status and Need of Revision
• Chapter 3 Biogeography of Indian Pandanaceae
• Chapter 4 Morphology of Indian Pandanaceae
• Chapter 5 Species Identification Key for Indian Pandanaceae
• Chapter 6 Phylogenetic Relationship among the Indian Pandanus Species
• Chapter 7 Economical Importance of Indian Pandanus species
• Chapter 8 Conservation of Indian Pandanaceae: Current Status and Need
• Glossary
• Index.