The Biological Monograph: The Importance of Field Studies and Functional Syndromes for Taxonomy and Evolution of Tropical Plants'The importance of field studies and functional syndromes for taxonomy and evolution of tropical plants'. Conceived by Frank White, this book promotes a biological and ecological approach to taxonomy. Five cases are presented to clearly demonstrate the importance of field research and functional syndromes to studies of the taxonomy and evolution of tropical plants. Topics covered include pollination, dispersal, ant/plant symbiosis and ecological variation of vegetative characters in different tropical plant families. Following the death of Dr. White this book was produced as a Festchrift to celebrate his immense contribution to botany. |
Contents
Pollination and dispersal of the neotropical Lecythidaceae | 13 |
Taxonomy ecology and reproductive biology of Aglaia | 57 |
The tuberous epiphytic Rubiaceae | 79 |
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Africa Aglaia androecium animals ant-plants anthers Anthorrhiza ants aril associated bat pollinated bees biglobosa biological monograph birds capitula capitulum cassowaries cavities characters Chrysobalanaceae cladistic coevolution collections colour complex dehiscent fruits Diospyros Diospyros natalensis dispersal distinct distribution Ebenaceae ecological entomophilous Euclea natalensis evolution evolutionary example field studies fieldwork flower-heads flowers and fruits functional syndromes genera genus geographical groups Guinea habitat herbarium herbarium specimens Hirtella Hopkins Hydnophytinae Hydnophytum igneiflora indehiscent indumentum inflorescence infructescences interactions Lecythidaceae Lecythis Leguminosae Madagascar Malesia Meliaceae Mori morphological Mulanje Myrmecodia Myrmephytum nectar neotropical occur ochlospecies palaeotropics Pannell & White Parkia pattern Peninsular Malaysia pericarp phenotypes phylogenetic plants Plate populations Prance primates rain forest range reproductive rheophytes Rosemary Wise rotundifolia section Parkia seeds speciation species concept species delimitation species of Aglaia species of Parkia Squamellaria staminal tube structure subsp subspecies taxa taxonomic tree tropical tuber types variable variation vegetative Wallace's Line Wallacea