Caryophyllales: Evolution and Systematics

Caryophyllales: Evolution and Systematics
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Country
Germany
Published
25 December 2011
Pages
334
ISBN
9783642782220

Caryophyllales: Evolution and Systematics

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The Caryophyllales are one of the few higher taxa of the flowering plants ofwhich the size and delimitation against other taxa is undisputed. However, their derivation from other taxa and the evolution of families within this order in unsettled.
Systematics and Evolution of the Caryophyllales

reviews the important characters of this taxon emphasizing

their contribution and influence towards a new proposal for both the

putative origin of the order and the classification of its families. New

results in molecular genetics, phytochemistry, ultrastructure, and

morphology are provided and discussed in relation to both the classical

and molecular systematics of the order. In addition, characters like

betalains and sieve-element plastids, which have played a major role in

shaping the size of the order, and others like DNA-data or flower morphologythat can be useful to discuss the position of the Caryophyllales within

higher plants are critically evaluated.

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