Overview
- Richly illustrated
- Takes the most recent systematic findings into account
- An indispensable source of information for anybody in the fields of pure and applied plant sciences
Part of the book series: The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants (FAMILIES GENERA, volume 13)
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Table of contents (26 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Poaceae – General Information
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Front Matter
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Classification of the Poaceae
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Keywords
About this book
This volume is the outcome of a modern phylogenetic analysis of the grass family based on multiple sources of data, in particular molecular systematic studies resulting from a concerted effort by researchers worldwide, including the author. In the classification given here grasses are subdivided into 12 subfamilies with 29 tribes and over 700 genera. The keys and descriptions for the taxa above the rank of genus are hierarchical, i.e. they concentrate upon characters which are deemed to be synapomorphic for the lineages and may be applicable only to their early-diverging taxa.
Beyond the treatment of phylogeny and formal taxonomy, the author presents a wide range of information on topics such as the structural characters of grasses, their related functional aspects and particularly corresponding findings from the field of developmental genetics with inclusion of genes and gene products instrumental in the shaping of morphological traits (in which this volume appears unique within this book series); further topics addressed include the contentious time of origin of the family, the emigration of the originally shade-loving grasses out of the forest to form vast grasslands accompanied by the switch of many members to C4 photosynthesis, the impact of herbivores on the silica cycle housed in the grass phytoliths, the reproductive biology of grasses, the domestication of major cereal crops and the affinities of grasses within the newly circumscribed order Poales.
This volume provides a comprehensive overview of existing knowledge on the Poaceae (Gramineae), with major implications in terms of key scientific challenges awaiting future research. It certainly will be of interest both for the grass specialist and also the generalist seeking state-of-the-art information on the diversity of grasses, the most ecologically and economically important of the families of flowering plants.
Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Flowering Plants. Monocots
Book Subtitle: Poaceae
Authors: Elizabeth A. Kellogg
Series Title: The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15332-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-15331-5Published: 12 June 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35918-2Published: 09 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-15332-2Published: 18 May 2015
Series ISSN: 2730-6259
Series E-ISSN: 2730-6267
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 416
Number of Illustrations: 96 b/w illustrations
Topics: Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography, Plant Anatomy/Development, Biodiversity