Diversity and Evolutionary Biology of Tropical Flowers

By Peter K. Endress

Book Overview

The first part of the volume deals with general structural and biological features of flowers and shows facets of their diversity. The second part focuses on the flowers of selected tropical plants and emphasizes their structural and biological idiosyncrasies and evolutionary features. The author also outlines new trends in the study of floral evolution and the role of flowers in the study of flowering plant phylogeny.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521565103
• ISBN13: 9780521565103
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.1"