The Development of Flowers

by Richard I. Greyson and Carl N. McDaniel

This unique volume presents a developmental view of the flower and its organs in contrast with more traditional treatments of phylogeny and comparative morphology. Individual chapters on the perianth, androecium, and gynoecium explore the flower's four organ types from the perspectives of organ initiation from the floral meristem, and organ growth, differentiation, maturation and function. The many illustrations highlight potential candidates as "model...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019506688X
• ISBN13: 9780195066883
• Release Date: April 1994
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.6"