Flora of Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra

Contents: Preface. Colour photographs. Introduction. 1. Past and present work. 2. Topography and general features. 3. Climate. 4. Forest biota. 5. The tribals. 6. Vegetation types. 7. Floristic analysis. 8. Plants of medicinal, horticultural and economic importance. 9. Plants of botanical interest. 10. Places of biological interest. 11. Concluding remarks. 12. Systematic treatment. Bibliography. Index to botanical names. Index to local names. Addenda.

"The flora deals with a total number of 1,042 taxa of vascular plants belonging to 497 genera and 118 families. The families are arranged following Bentham and Hooker\'s system of classification with circumscription of some families modified according to the recent delimitations. The dichotomous keys to the families, genera and species are provided giving diagnostic characters for easy identification. The genera and species are arranged alphabetically for ready reference. The nomenclature of all the species has been updated following recent revisions, monographs and international code of botanical nomenclature. A brief description of the species, followed by its distribution and phenology is given. The references to the published illustrations are also provided." (jacket)