Table of contents for The genus Epimedium and other herbaceous Berberidaceae / by William T. Stearn including The genus podophyllum / by Julian M.H. Shaw ; with illustrations by Christabel King ... [et al.] ; edited by Peter S. Green and Brian Mathew.

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LIST OF COLOUR PAINTINGS ........................................................ vii

PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................ix

PART I - EPIMEDIUM AND VANCOUVERIA

1. THE FAMILY BERBERIDACEAE     ............................................. 1
  Key to Herbaceous Genera of Berberidaceae .............................................    2

2. HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION       ............................................. 3

3. MORPHOLOGY ................................................................. 9

4. CLASSIFICATION  .....................................................21

5. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION       .............................................27

6. CULTIVATION OF EPIMEDIUM ........................................................ 35

7. TAXONOMIC TREATMENT OF EPIMEDIUM          .......................................... 41
  Generic description.....................................................41
  Key to Epimedium species .....................................................            43
    Subgenus I. Epimedium     .....................................................        48
      Section i. Diphyllon .....................................................         48
         Series A. Campanulatae (species 1-4) .............................................   48
         Series B. Davidianae (species 5-14) .............................................   55
         Series C. Dolichocerae (species 15-30 ) .............................................   81
         Series D. Brachycerae (species 31-43) ............................................. 114
      Section ii. Macroceras (species 44-49) ........................................ ..... 137
      Section iii. Polyphyllon (species 50) ........................................ ..... 154
      Section iv. Epimedium (species 51-52) ........................................ ..... 155
    Subgenus II. Rhizophyllum (species 53-54) ........................................... 164
  Appendix 1. Epimedium hybrids ..................................................    ..... 174
  Appendix 2. Epimedium takhtajanii, the fossil Epimedium ................................ 196
  Appendix 3. Obscure and excluded taxa ........................................     ..... 197
  Appendix 4. Epimedium cultivars ..................................................  ..... 199

8. TAXONOMIC   TREATMENT OF VANCOUVERIA         ................................. 203



PART II - REVIEW OF OTHER HERBACEOUS BERBERIDACEAE

  Achlys   ..........................................................................  211
  Caulophyllum     ..................................................................  214
  Diphylleia   ......................................................................  215
  Ranzania    .......................................................................  219
  Jeffersonia ................................................................         219
  Bongardia   .......................................................................  223
  Gymnospermium   .................................................................... 227
  Leontice   ........................................................................  234
  Chromosome counts in Berberidaceae (excluding Podophyllum) .......................... 237

PART III - THE GENUS PODOPHYLLUM byJulian M.H. Shaw

  Morphology of Podophyllum........................................................... 239
  Pollination and breeding system in Podophyllum      ................................ 251
  Cytology of Podophyllum          ................................................... 255
  Taxonomic treatment of Podophyllum              .................................... 258
  Doubtful and excluded names             ............................................ 314

BIBLIOGRAPHY
A. References and bibliography for Epimedium and other genera
     of herbaceous Berberidaceae.................................................315
B. References and bibliography for Podophyllum   .................................... 321

INDEX  OF  SCIENTIFIC   NAMES   ................................................. 337