This volume covers the
orders Boraginales, Garryales and Solanales (except Convolvulaceae) of the
Lamiids (Asterids I) as well as three unplaced families of that clade, i.e.
Vahliaceae, Icacinaceae and Metteniusaceae, and the orders Aquifoliales,
Escalloniales, Bruniales, Dipsacales and Paracryphiales of the Campanulids
(Asterids II). It is the first of two final volumes to (almost) complete the
treatment of the Asterids, which started with Vol. VI (Cornales, Ericales,
2004) and continued with Vol. VII (Lamiales, 2004) and Vol. VIII (Asterales,
2007). The present volume provides descriptions for 35 families and altogether
340 genera, including three genera of somewhat uncertain family affiliation. It
provides identification keys for families within orders and for all genera
within families, and also discusses probable phylogenetic relationships. The
wealth of information contained in this volume makes it an indispensable source
for all those working in pure and applied plant sciences.