Early Events in Monocot Evolution: Series Number 83 (Systematics Association Special Volume Series, Series Number 83) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1107012767 ISBN 13: 9781107012769

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2013

Synopsis

Leading scientists in the field trace the evolution of the one of the most ancient major branches of flowering plants.

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About the Authors

Paul Wilkin is Lilioid and Alismatid Monocots and Ferns Team Leader in the Herbarium, Library, Art and Archives Directorate of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. His main research foci are systematics of Dioscoreales (yams and their allies) and Dracaenoids (dragon trees and mother-in-law's tongues), lilioid monocots widely used in human diet and horticulture, with taxa of high conservation and ecological importance. He is principal investigator of the eMonocot biodiversity informatics project.

Simon J. Mayo is an Honorary Research Associate at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Since 1977 he has worked on the systematics and phylogeny of the Araceae, the largest plant family of the early divergent clades in monocots. He has been active in postgraduate teaching in Brazilian universities since 1988, focussing on monocot families and especially the Araceae.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107012767
• ISBN 13: 9781107012769
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 378
• Editor: Wilkin Paul, Mayo Simon J.