Gentianaceae: Systematics and Natural History

ISBN-13: 9780521809993 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 664 str.

Lena Struwe (New York Botanical Garden); Tuscaloosa) Victor A. Albert (University of Alabama

Opis

This volume provides a comprehensive review of the family, Gentianaceae, covering phylogeny, classification, biogeography, palynology, phytochemistry, and morphology, and also presents the first classification of the entire family to be published for over 100 years, generated using modern molecular- and morphology-based phylogenetic data. The volume places the Gentianaceae in context with its relatives in the order Gentianales and subclass Asteridae; presents an updated, phylogenetic classification of tribes, subtribes, and genera; investigates the corroborative value of morphological features in phylogenetic diagnoses; and comprehensively summarizes palynology, seed morphology, and phytochemistry.

Recenzje

'… a wealth of information about phylogeny, morphology, palynology, phytochemistry, and biogeography of the Gentianaceae.' Systematic Biology

Spis treści

1. Gentianaceae in context V. A. Albert and L. Struwe; 2. Systematics, character evolution and biogeography of Gentianaceae, including a new tribal and subtribal classification L. Struwe, J. Kadereit, J. Klackenberg, S. Nilsson, M. Thiv, B. von Hagen and V. A. Albert; 3. Cladistics of Gentianaceae: a morphological approach S. Mészáros, J. De Laet, V. Goethals, E. Smets and S. Nilsson; 4. Gentianaceae - a review of palynology S. Nilsson; 5. The seeds of Gentianaceae F. Bouman, L. Cobb, N. Devente, V. Goethals, P. J. M. Maas and E. Smets; 6. Chemotaxonomy and pharmacology of Gentianaceae S. R. Jensen and J. Schripsema; Index.