http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
an aid to understanding flower morphology and evolution
1 online resource ( xiv, 534 pages) : illustrations.
Pt. I. -- Introduction to floral diagrams -- 1. -- Introduction to flower morphology -- 2. -- The significance of floral diagrams -- 3. -- Floral diagrams used in this book -- pt. II. -- Floral diagrams in the major clades -- 4. -- Systematic significance of floral diagrams -- 5. -- Basal angiosperms: the ascent of flowers -- 6. -- Monocots: variation on a trimerous Bauplan -- 7. -- Early diverging eudicots: a transition between two flower types -- 8. -- Basal core eudicots: the event of pentamerous flowers -- 9. -- Rosids: the diplostemonous alliance -- 10. -- Caryophyllids: how to reinvent lost petals -- 11. -- Asterids: tubes and pseudanthia -- pt. III. -- Conclusions -- 12. -- Distinctive systematic characters and apomorphic tendencies -- 13. -- Floral diagrams and major angiosperm groups -- 14. -- Outlook.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2022