In this volume, the ninth of the series, treatments are offered for 52 families containing 432 genera belonging to 13 eudicot orders, many of which have recently been newly designed; four families remain unassigned to order. Emphasis is on the early-diverging eudicots and basal core eudicots the phylogenetic relationships and diversification of which have recently been in focus and are critically discussed. Systematically relevant information includes descriptions of families and genera, keys to the genera, and references to recent revisions. Introductions to the families provide convenient, in-depth overviews of key aspects of systematics. The wealth and precision of information contained in this volume will make it an important source of reference for both the scholar and the practitioner in the fields of pure and applied plant sciences.

to the Groups Treated in this Volume

General References
Aextoxicaceae
Alzateaceae
Aphanopetalaceae
Aphloiaceae
Berberidopsidaceae
Bonnetiaceae
Buxaceae
Clusiaceae-Guttiferae
Combretaceae
Crassulaceae
Crossosomataceae
Crypteroniaceae
Daphniphyllaceae
Didymelaceae
Dilleniaceae
Geissolomataceae
Geraniaceae
Grossulariaceae
Gunneraceae
Haloragaceae
Huaceae
Hypericaceae
Iteaceae
Ixerbaceae
Krameriaceae
Ledocarpaceae
Leeaceae
Lythraceae
Malesherbiaceae
Melianthaceae
Oliniaceae
Paeoniaceae
Passifloraceae
Penaeaceae
Penthoraceae
Peridiscaceae
Picramniaceae
Podostemaceae
Polygalaceae
Proteaceae
Pterostemonaceae
Quillajaceae
Rhynchocalycaceae
Sabiaceae
Saxifragaceae
Stachyuraceae
Staphyleaceae
Strasburgeriaceae
Surianaceae
Tetracarpaeaceae
Turneraceae
Vitaceae
Vochysiaceae
Zygophyllaceae.