Flora of Davanagere District : Karnataka, India/B.K. Manjunatha, V. Krishna and T. Pullaiah. New Delhi, Regency, 2004, viii, 494 p., $61. ISBN 81-87498-75-7.

    Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Past and present plant exploration work. 3. Topography and general features. 4. Materials and methods. 5. Key to families. 6. Systematic plant enumeration. 7. Floristic analysis. References. Index to families, genera and species. Index to vernacular names.

    "Davangere, one of the 27 districts of Karnataka State, is located between 13^o48 and 14^o54' north latitude and 75^o54' and 75^o24' east longitude. It covers an area of 5998 sq.km. Topography and general features have been given at the beginning. Past and present work, forests and vegetation have been given next. It is followed by key to the families. In the systematic enumeration, which forms bulk of the book, a total of 867 angiosperm species belonging to 498 genera and 112 families have been enumerated. The families have been arranged according to Bentham and Hooker's system with incorporation of recent changes. Under each family key to the genera followed by genus with it's authority, key to the species and species enumeration is given. All the genera in the family and all the species in a genus are arranged in alphabetical sequence. All the keys are of the dichotomous indented type. The nomenclature is brought up-to-date. Species enumeration is with citation, description, phonological data, duration of flowering and fruiting, distribution in the world and in the study area, locality and field collection number and vernacular names in Kannada language. The book is profusely illustrated with line drawings and colour photographs. An index to the species, genera and families has been given at the end." (jacket)

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