Background Ovules as developmental precursors of seeds are organs of central importance
in angiosperm flowers and can be traced back in evolution to the earliest seed plants …

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 …

This book, intended for botanists, horticulturists and all those interested in aroids, comprises
10 chapters detailing information about the morphology, botany and origin of aroids, their …

Gynoecium and ovule structure was comparatively studied in representatives of the basal
monocots, including Acorales (Acoraceae), Alismatales (Araceae, Alismataceae …

Flower development and anatomy of Acorus calamus and flower anatomy of A. gramineus
were studied. Findings were compared with published reports on paleoherbs. Important …

Abstract MAYO, SJ, 1989. Observations of gynoecial structure in Philodendron (Araceae).
The gynoecial morphology and anatomy of 15 species of the genus Philodendron …

The chloroplast trnL‐F region was used as an independent data set for phylogenetic
analysis of 118 aroid taxa. We investigated the intergeneric relationships of subfamily …

Floral development of Araceae is compared with that of other basal monocots such as
alismatids and Acorus. Flowers of Araceae, Acorus and several alismatids with spicate …

This article identifies and discusses the critical characters in the systematics of Acorus, a
significant taxon among" basal" angiosperms. New data are presented on tapetum …

Herbs, diminutive to gigantic, terrestrial, geophytic, epiphytic, or climbing, rarely aquatic; with
true or false stems; tissues with raphides; laticifers commonly present; mature shoots …