Trees of Florida 2nd ed. Released Jan 2011
I am pleased to announce the release of the second edition of The Trees of Florida, available January 2011. The new edition is completely updated, revised, and considerably expanded over the 1994 edition. I have added descriptions of more than 150 new tree species, most of which are non-native species that have been added to the flora since the last edition. The book now includes treatments of about 528 species, including 317 natives, 200 non-natives, and 11 endemics (species whose distributions are restricted to Florida). The book is illustrated with 610 color images (nearly four times as many as in the 1st edition) and 420 line drawings (up by 60% from the 1st edition). About 98% of the entries are now illustrated. Species accounts now include notes on each species’ nativity, and its status as endangered, threatened, invasive, or potentially invasive. The introduction now includes a key to families and genera, and many species.
The new edition also uses updated nomenclature and taxonomic arrangements, in most cases following the familial arrangemnts proposed by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG). APG hypotheses are continually being refined as new data become available. Future posts here will discuss and evaluate some of these hypotheses as they relate to Florida’s woody plants. Future posts will also add to or clarify content of Trees of Florida, including descriptions of new introductions to Florida’s woody flora as they become available and discussions of changes in nomenclature and taxonomy.
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