Flowering Plants. Eudicots: AsteralesJoachim W. Kadereit, Charles Jeffrey This volume contains a complete systematic treatment of the flowering plant order Asterales. This comprises 12 families with approx. 1,720 genera and about 26,300 species. Identification keys are provided for all genera, and likely phylogenetic relationships are discussed extensively. The wealth of information contained in this volume makes it an indispensable source for all working in the fields of pure and applied plant sciences. |
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R G Bayer J Breitwieser C Jeffrey | 61 |
Carolin R C Pulmans Cottage 30 Pulman Street Berry N S W 2535 | 137 |
Jeffrey | 146 |
A FunkH RobinsonandM O Dillon | 175 |
A US National Herbarium Department of Botany | 192 |
Jeffrey | 199 |
Urtubey E Division Plantas Vasculares Museo de La Plata | 216 |
B Nordenstam | 241 |
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Goodeniaceae R C Carolin | 589 |
Menyanthaceae G Kadereit | 599 |
Pentaphragmataceae T G Lammers | 605 |
Rousseaceae J A KoontzJ LundbergandD E Soltis | 611 |
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absent Achenes acute Africa America annual herbs anther appendages apex apical barbellate basal base black blades broadly campanulate Capitula Capitula solitary carpopodium Cass cells central compressed conical connate convex corollas yellow corymbose cylindrical cymes Cypselae densely dentate Disc florets discoid distinct entire epaleate erect fertile florets perfect flowers forming free functionally genera glabrous glands glandular hairs heads hemispherical Inflorescence inner Involucral bracts lanceolate large Leaves alternate Leaves opposite limb linear lobes long longer margins Mexico minute narrow narrowly numerous oblong obtuse outer ovate paleae papillose Pappus bristles peduncles perennial herbs persistent petiolate phyllaries pistillate plants pollen present pubescent purple radiate rarely Ray florets Receptacle flat ribs rounded rows scales series sessile setae short shrubs slightly small smooth solitary sometimes South sparsely species Stamens stems stigmatic style arms Style branches subequal subshrubs Subtribe surfaces terminal tips tribe truncate tube usually white wide winged
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Page 12 - BREMER, K. 1998. Simultaneous parsimony jackknife analysis of 2538 rbcL DNA sequences reveals support for major clades of green plants, land plants, seed plants and flowering plants. Plant Systematics and Evolution 213:259-287.
Page 11 - Diagnoses of new families, new names etc. for the seventh edition of Willis's 'Dictionary'.