A gynostemium, comprising stamen filaments adnate to a syncarpous style, occurs in only
three groups of monocots: the large family Orchidaceae (Asparagales) and two small genera …

Friedman WE, RC Moore, and MD Purugganan. 2004. The evolution of plant development.
Am. J. Bot. 91: 1726–1741. Friis EM, PR Crane, and KP Pedersen. 1997. Fossil history of …

We provide here a subfamilial scheme for the expanded asparagalean families
Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae. Our recommendation is that the first …

A phylogenetic analysis of a combined data set for 560 angiosperms and seven outgroups
based on three genes, 18S rDNA (1855 bp), rbcL (1428 bp), and atpB (1450 bp) …

This fourth edition of Plant Systematics is completely revised and updated. It incorporates
the updated International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi and Plants (Shenzhen …

Many plants take up soluble monosilicic acid from the soil. Some of these plants
subsequently deposit it as cell inclusions of characteristic structure. This article describes the …

In somatic cell division, cytokinesis is the final step of the cell cycle and physically divides
the mother cytoplasm into two daughter cells. In the meiotic cell division, however, pollen …

We present an analysis of supra-familial relationships of monocots based on a combined
matrix of nuclear I8S and partial 26S rDNA, plastid atpB, matK, ndhF, and rbcL, and …

Although a great deal of research on ornamental geophytes has been conducted since the
beginning of the 1990s, current information has not been comprehensively presented to …

Iridaceae are one of the largest families of Lilianae and probably also among the best
studied of monocotyledons. To further evaluate generic, tribal, and subfamilial relationships …