Resources
Related Categories
|
|
|
The Anatomy of Palms
Arecaceae - Palmae
P. Barry Tomlinson, James W. Horn, and Jack B. Fisher
276 pages
|
Full colour photographs throughout
|
276x219mm
978-0-19-955892-6
|
Hardback
|
24 February 2011
|
|
|
|
|
- Provides a new classification of palms based on vegetative anatomy and molecular phylogenetic evidence
- Includes anatomical keys to the four subfamilies, many tribes, and some genera
- Written by the undisputed leaders in the field of palm anatomy and synthesizes a research career spanning 50 years
- Extensive and informative colour plates provide a high visual impact and highlight key anatomical characteristics revealed by the use of stains to clearly distinguish cellular and histological features
Palms are an economically important group of plants and support major agronomic and horticultural industries, quite apart from their regional use in the cultures of many tropical countries as sources of food, fibre, and building materials. Although easily recognized and limited by a lack of secondary growth, they range widely in size, life form, and habitat. The Anatomy of Palms provides an extensive survey of the structure and vegetative anatomy of members of the palm family (Arecaceae or Palmae) and uses the most
recent molecular phylogenetic treatment of the family as the basis for interpreting the systematic and ecological significance of anatomical characters.
The first section (Palm Structure) starts with a description of the often distinctive anatomical techniques used, followed by the principles of palm development, a series of chapters on the microscopic anatomy of all the main organs, and finally an analysis of how these structures might have evolved. The second section (Systematic Anatomy) documents the systematic anatomical variation found in the subfamilies, tribes, and subtribes. The internal structure of all vegetative organs is reviewed, although lamina anatomy is emphasized. In those cases where genera are anatomically distinctive, they are described in
detail. The intrinsic novelty of this approach is the innovative synthesis of the latest structural information for all genera of palms, set in a contemporary molecular phylogenetic context.Readership: This beautifully illustrated reference book will be suitable for every palm biologist as well as a broader audience of plant anatomists and systematists.
|
|
|
P. Barry Tomlinson, Harvard University, USA, The National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii & The Kampong Garden, Miami, Florida, James W. Horn, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Florida & Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, and Jack B. Fisher, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Florida
|
|
|
Preface
Part 1. Introduction to Palm Structure
1: Anatomical Methods
2: Palm Structure and Classification
3: Leaf Lamina
4: Leaf Axis
5: Stem
6: Root
7: Vascular Tissues and Cell Inclusions
8: Spines
9: Molecular Phylogeny and Character Evolution
Part 2. Systematic Anatomy of Palms
10: Calamoideae
11: Nypoideae
12: Coryphoideae
13: Ceroxyloideae
14: Arecoideae
Bibliography
Index
|
|
|
|
The specification in this catalogue, including without limitation price, format, extent, number of illustrations, and month of publication, was as accurate as possible at the time the catalogue was compiled. Occasionally, due to the nature of some contractual restrictions, we are unable to ship a specific product to a particular territory. Jacket images are provisional and liable to change before publication.
|
|
