▪ Abstract The predominantly wind-pollinated order Poales includes about one third of all
monocot (Angiosperm) species, with c. 20,000 species dominating modern savanna and …

This paper reviews monocot flower structure and gynoecium development and evaluates
these data to clarify the evolutionary history of the monocot flower. Despite some …

This revision of the now classic Plant Anatomy offers a completely updated review of the
structure, function, and development of meristems, cells, and tissues of the plant body. The …

Friedman WE, RC Moore, and MD Purugganan. 2004. The evolution of plant development.
Am. J. Bot. 91: 1726–1741. Friis EM, PR Crane, and KP Pedersen. 1997. Fossil history of …

A taxonomic revision of Bromeliaceae subfam. Tillandsioideae is presented based on a
multi-locus DNA sequence phylogeny (viz., plastid DNA loci rpoB-trnC-petN, trnK-matK-trnK …

The construction of classifications, as well as the understanding of biological diversity,
depends upon a careful comparison of attributes of the organisms studied (Stuessy, 1990). It …

It is easy to define nectaries from a functional point of view: they are plantsecreting structures
that produce nectar, but it is difficult to provide a general definition. From the anatomical …

A first comprehensive dataset of nectar sugar composition and concentration in
Bromeliaceae is presented, covering 111 species belonging to all three subfamilies. Based …

Background Disparity refers to the morphological variation in a sample of taxa, and is distinct
from diversity or taxonomic richness. Diversity and disparity are fundamentally decoupled; …

Bromeliaceae display many water-use strategies, from leaf impounding tanks to
Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) photosynthesis and absorbing trichomes. Recent …