The Evolution and Classification of Flowering PlantsTaxonomic principles. The origin of the Angiosperms. The evolution of characters. The subclasses, orders, and families of Dicotyledons. The subclasses, orders, and families of Monocotyledons. |
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Taxonomic Principles | 3 |
The Origin of the Angiosperms | 35 |
The Evolution of Characters | 49 |
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adaptive alternate anatropous ancestors ancestry angiosperms anthers aquatic Asteridae axile basal bitegmic bracts calyx Campanulales Caprifoliaceae carpels Caryophyllales ceae Celastrales characters Commelinidae Compositae compound connate corolla lobes cotyledons Cyperaceae defined consists dehiscent derived developed dicots Dilleniidae Dipsacales ecological embryo sac embryology endosperm Ericales evolution families floral anatomy floral morphology flowers fossil fruit genera genus gymnosperms gynoecium habitat Hamamelidae herbaceous herbs hypogynous inflorescence integument internal phloem Jour leaf leaves less locule Magnoliales Magnoliidae monocots Myrtales nectaries nodes Nymphaeales ovary ovules parietal perianth petals phloem phyletic phylogeny Phytomorph pistil placentation plants Polemoniales pollen pollen grains Polygalales primitive reduced relationship Restionales Rosales Rosidae Rubiaceae Sapindales seeds seldom SELECTED REFERENCES sepals shrubs significance similar single species sperm stamens stipules structure style subclass sympetalous SYNOPTICAL ARRANGEMENT Takhtajan taxa taxonomic tenuinucellate tepals Theales trinucleate typically uniaperturate unilacunar unisexual unitegmic usually vascular vessels Violales woody xylem