• Preface
• Part I: Principles of Angiosperms Taxonomy: Plant Taxonomy
• History of Classification
• Systems of Classifications
• Current Systems of Classifications
• Plant Nomenclature 
• Species Problem
• Primitive Versus Advanced Characters
• Taxonomic Hierarchy
• Modern Trends in Taxonomy
• Chemotaxonomy
• Numerical Taxonomy
• Biosystematics
• Computerized Systematics
• Reproductive Biology and Systematics
• Fossil Angiosperms
• Origin of Angiosperms
• Plant Geography
• Endemism
• Introduction to Flora of India
• Herbaria, Botanical Gardens, Plant Identification and Literature in Taxonomy
• Part II: Families: More than 200 Families and 160 additional families described. Appendices : Armen Takhtajhan's Classification
• Comparisons of Families
• Technical Description of a Plant
• Questions of Principles of Taxonomy some Families of Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons
• Floral Diagrams and floral Formula of Some families of Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons
• Selected References

• Part I -- spread in 20 chapters -- deals with different aspects of principles of taxonomy, and part II gives a detailed account of about 55 families, with examples. Additionally, brief account of about 160 families is also given.
• The text is amply illustrated with diagrams and the subject matter is explored in detail under various heads and sub-heads.
• Appendices include Armen Takhtajhan’s classification, comparisons of families, technical description of a plant, comparison of different classifications, questions of principles of taxonomy, and floral diagrams and floral formula of angiosperm families.