عنوان

A Biosystematic Study of the African and Madagascan Rubiaceae-Anthospermeae

(Number (ISBN

3709188512

(Number (ISBN

9783709188514

Number

b587673

Title Proper

A Biosystematic Study of the African and Madagascan Rubiaceae-Anthospermeae

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

by Christian Puff.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Vienna

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer Vienna

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1986

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

(ix, 535 pages 126 illustrations)

Series Title

Plant Systematics and Evolution, 3.

Text of Note

Abstract.- A. Introduction.- B. Materials and Methods.- C. General Part.- 1. Geographical Distribution and Habitats.- 2. Habit and Growth Form Analyses.- 2.1. Large to Medium-sized Shrubs.- 2.2. Dwarf Shrubs.- 2.2.1. Short-lived Shrubs ("Woody Herbs").- 2.3. Subshrubs.- 2.4. Perennial Herbs.- 2.5. Influence of External Factors on Habit and Growth Form.- 2.5.1. Fire.- 2.5.2. Browsing.- 3. Stems.- 3.1. Indumentum, Cortex, Cork.- 3.2. Wood, Node and Petiole Anatomy.- 4. Leaves.- 4.1. Arrangement; Leafy Short Shoots.- 4.2. Stipules.- 4.3. Blades and Petioles.- 4.4. Age and Persistence.- 4.5. Anatomy.- 4.5.1. Epidermis [incl. Trichomes and Stomata].- 4.5.2. Chlorenchyma.- 4.5.3. Bundle Sheaths and Bundle Sheath Extensions.- 5. Inflorescences.- 6. Flowers.- 6.1. Pedicels.- 6.2. Calyx.- 6.3. Corolla.- 6.4. Androecium.- 6.5. Gynoecium.- 7. Carpophores, Fruits and Seeds.- 7.1. Carpophores.- 7.2. Fruits and Seeds of Anthospermum, Galopina and Nenax.- 7.2.1. Indumentum.- 7.2.2. Persistent Calyx Lobes.- 7.2.3. Fruits Dehiscing into Two Mericarps.- 7.2.4. Indehiscent Fruits.- 7.2.5. Fruit (Mericarp) Anatomy.- 7.2.6. Seeds.- 7.3. Fruits and Seeds of Carpacoce.- 7.3.1. Morphology.- 7.3.2. Anatomy.- 7.3.3. Seeds.- 8. Embryology.- 9. Karyology.- 10. Pollen.- 11. Phytochemical Data.- 11.1. Leaf Flavonoids (by R. D. Wilson).- 11.2. Iridoid Glycosides.- 12. Reproductive Biology.- 12.1 Anemophily.- 12.2. Sex Distributions and Sex Ratios.- 12.2.1. Sex Forms of Individual Plants.- 12.2.2. Sex Ratios and Sex Distributions in Populations.- 12.2.3. Sex Distributions and Anemophily, and the Evolution of Dioecy.- 12.3. Secondary Sex Characters and Sexual Dimorphism.- 12.4. Self-Compatibility, Auto- and Geitonogamy; Parthenocarpic Fruits and the Question of Apomixis.- 12.5. Hybridization.- 12.6. Diaspore Dispersal.- 12.7. Germination Data.- 12.8. Regeneration after Fire.- D. Systematic Part.- Tribe Anthospermeae, Subtribe Anthosperminae.- Key to the African and Madagascan Genera.- Anthospermum.- Regional Keys.- A. Key to Taxa Occurring in Tropical Africa.- B. Key to Taxa Occurring in the Flora Zambesiaca and the Flora of Angola Area.- C. Key to Taxa Occurring in the Flora of Southern Africa Area Excluding the SW Cape Floristic Region.- D. Key to Taxa Occurring in the SW Cape Floristic Region.- E. Key to Taxa Occurring in Madagascar.- The Taxa.- Nenax.- Key to Species and Subspecies.- The Taxa.- Galopina.- Key to Species.- The Species.- Carpacoce.- Key to Species and Subspecies.- The Taxa.- Taxa to be Excluded.- E. Phylogenetic Relationships and Evolutionary Aspects.- 1. Relationships Within Anthospermum.- 1.1. Introductory Remarks.- 1.2. The Anthospermum usambarense Group.- 1.3. The Anthospermum spathulatum Group.- 1.4. The Anthospermum whyteanum Group.- 1.5. The Anthospermum ternatum Group.- 1.6. The Anthospermum herbaceum Group.- 1.7. The Anthospermum pumilum Group.- 1.8. Isolated SW Cape Taxa, Including General Comments on Taxa Occurring in the SW Cape Floristic Region.- 1.9. Isolated Madagascan Taxa.- 1.10. Concluding Remarks.- 2. Affinities Between Nenax and Anthospermum, and Relationships Within Nenax.- 3. Relationships Within Galopina and its Affinities to Other Antho- spermeae.- 4. The Isolated Position of Carpacoce and Relationships Within the Genus.- 5. Relationships Between Anthosperminae and Extra-African Antho- spermeae.- 6. Thoughts on the Evolution of the Anthospermeae.- Acknowledgements.- References.- Index of Taxa (in part D.).

Botany.

Life sciences.

by Christian Puff.

Christian Puff

Electronic name

[Book]

Y