Flowers come in an unbelievable array of shapes and colors. Yet, their leaf and fruit forms surpass even their floral splendor. From Acanthaceae to Zygophyllaceae, this book features magnificent colour portraits of 200 flowering-plant families from around the world. The deconstructed plant parts - flowers, leaves, stamens, and fruits - are individually scanned and arranged side by side on black background to provide unique insight into how plants grow and what they look like. The addition of text describing the plant families, and cross sections of the organs of some species, makes this book a valuable resource for botanical artists and horticultural enthusiasts. AUTHORS: Dr. Ingeborg M. Niesler worked as a research associate and taught biology at the Biozentrum Klein Flottbek, University of Hamburg. Angela K. Niebel-Lohmann, graduate biologist, is research associate at the Biozentrum Klein Flottbek, University of Hamburg. SELLING POINTS: . Colour scans of deconstructed flowering-plant parts show how the specimens grow and what they look like . Botanical enthusiasts and artists will appreciate the portraits and cross sections of flowers, leaves, stamens, and fruits . Photos and text cover more than 200 flowering-plant families from around the world 500 colour images