Flowering Plant Origin, Evolution And Phylogeny
This book covers the hot topics of angiosperm structure and evolution in several chapters discussing vegetative and reproductive characters. It also looks at the implications of ancestral angiosperm characters for an herbaceous origin and the phylogeny of angiosperms from a structure and molecular perspective.
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The origin, early evolution and basal phylogeny of angiosperms continue to be areas of ferment in botanical research. Rapid progress is being made, in part due to the unprecedented number of approaches now available and to the increased amount of empirical data. The topics of angiosperm structure and evolution are covered in several chapters that discuss vegetative and reproductive characters, as well as discuss the implications of ancestral angiosperm characters for an herbaceous origin. The last chapters discuss the phylogeny of angiosperms from a structure and molecular perspective. Booknews A collection of 12 articles presenting new research into the origin, early development, and basal phylogeny of the flowering plants. The volume is organized in three sections: outgroup structure; basal angiosperm structure and evolution; and angiosperm phylogeny and systematics. Topics include a survey of reticulate venation among fossil and living land plants; floral structure, development, and relationships of paleoherbs; and molecular phylogenies and the diversification of the angiosperms. Some b&w illustrations, photographs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
PrefaceContributorsCh. 1Introduction: The Challenge of Flowering Plant History1Ch. 2A Survey of Reticulate Venation Among Fossil and Living Land Plants8Ch. 3A New Gnetophyte from the Late Carnian (Late Triassic) of Texas and its Bearing on the Origin of the Angiosperm Carpel and Stamen32Ch. 4Wood Anatomy of Primitive Angiosperms: New Perspectives and Syntheses68Ch. 5Evidence for the Earliest Stage of Angiosperm Pollen Evolution: A Paleoequatorial Section from Israel91Ch. 6The Origin and Evolution of the Angiosperm Carpel116Ch. 7Floral Structure, Development, and Relationships of Paleoherbs: Saruma, Cabomba, Lactoris, and Selected Piperales141Ch. 8Origin of the Angiosperm Flower176Ch. 9Evidence for and Implications of an Herbaceous Origin for Angiosperms232Ch. 10Comparison of Alternative Hypotheses for the Origin of the Angiosperms267Ch. 11The Least Specialized Angiosperms286Ch. 12Molecular Phylogenies and the Diversification of the Angiosperms314References341Appendix. Stratigraphic Time Scale387Index388
\ BooknewsA collection of 12 articles presenting new research into the origin, early development, and basal phylogeny of the flowering plants. The volume is organized in three sections: outgroup structure; basal angiosperm structure and evolution; and angiosperm phylogeny and systematics. Topics include a survey of reticulate venation among fossil and living land plants; floral structure, development, and relationships of paleoherbs; and molecular phylogenies and the diversification of the angiosperms. Some b&w illustrations, photographs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
