The Genus Diplusodon (Lythraceae)
Authors: Barbosa Cavalcanti, Taciana
- Written by the world authority on the genus Diplusodon
- 104 species of Diplusodon, the second largest genus of Lythraceae, and their keys, are recognized in this book
- Includes over 100 black and white illustrations and four color plates
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This volume is a monograph of the genus Diplusodon (Lythraceae), written by the world authority on this plant group. Diplusodon is a monophyletic genus of shrubs and subshrubs, with showy, 6-merous, actinomorphic flowers, and floral tubes on which the sepals alternate with conspicuous epicalyx segments. The capsular fruit contains winged seeds and, uniquely for the family, is divided by a bipartite placenta with two semi-lunate septa. Diplusodon is the second largest genus in the Lythraceae and occurs mostly in the Cerrado Biome, the floristically diverse savannah that covers more than two million km2 of the Central Brazilian Plateau, extending west into Bolivia, south to Paraguay and east to the Caatinga. A total of 104 species and eight varieties are recognized in the genus, for which 46 lectotypes, one neotype, one new status and one new combination are designated, nine new species are described, and 15 taxa are placed in synonymy. New information on floral and vegetative morphology, pollen, cytology, chemistry, floral biology, and habitat are provided for the genus. In addition, keys to the species are accompanied by descriptions, illustrations, distribution maps, and assignment of conservation status.
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Taciana Barbosa CavalcantiEmbrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia (Cenargen)
Laboratório de Sistemática Vegetal
Brasilia, Brazil
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Genus Diplusodon (Lythraceae)
- Authors
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- Taciana Barbosa Cavalcanti
- Series Title
- Flora Neotropica
- Copyright
- 2021
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-65875-5
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-65875-5
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-65874-8
- Series ISSN
- 0071-5794
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- IV, 421
- Number of Illustrations
- 5 b/w illustrations, 150 illustrations in colour
- Topics
