Monocotyledons: A Morphological StudyAgnes Arber (1879-1960) was a prominent British botanist specialising in plant morphology, who focused her research on the monocotyledon group of flowering plants. She was the first female botanist to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, in 1946. This volume, first published as part of the Cambridge Botanical Handbooks series in 1925, provides an anatomical and comparative study of the monocotyledon group of plants with an analysis of the methods and objects of studying plant morphology. At the time of publication, comparative anatomy and morphology were the centre of botanical investigation; however there were differences between British and continental biologists concerning the aims of morphological study. In the introduction to this volume Arber reconciled these views by describing a distinction between pure and applied morphology, interpreting the differences in monocotyledonous species in light of this. The book contains an extensive bibliography and 160 figures. |
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Acacia Allium anatomy Anemarrhena apex apical Araceae Arber Arum maculatum axillant leaf axillary axis basal base bract bulb carpels cells corm cotyledon Dicotyledons differentiation drawn in fig dropper endodermis fibres flower foliage foliage-leaf genera genus groups gynaeceum hypocotyl inflorescence invaginations inverted bundle Iridaceae Iris lamina leaf leaf-base leaf-limb leaf-sheath leaf-skin ligular sheath ligule Liliaceae Liliiflorae limb of leaf main lateral margin median bundle midrib Monocotyledonous leaves Monocotyledons morphology Orchid ovary parenchyma perianth petiolar petiole phloem phylloclade phyllode piliferous layer plant plates plumular leaf pollinium prophyll protoxylem R.Br radial radicle region rhizome Rimbach roots Rusceae Ruscus Sagittaria Sargant scale-leaves section of leaf section of limb seed seed-leaf seedling series of transverse shoot shown in fig spathe species stele stem strands structure tendrils text-figs tissue transverse section Triglochin tuber vascular xylem