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RECORD NUMBER: 9 OF 19Main Title | Comparative plant anatomy : a guide to taxonomic and evolutionary application of anatomical data in angiosperms / | |||||||||||
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Author | Carlquist, Sherwin John, | |||||||||||
Publisher | Holt, Rinehart and Winston, | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1961 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 00327635 | |||||||||||
Subjects | Plant anatomy ; Angiosperms ; Plants--anatomy & histology ; Magnoliopsida ; Angiospermae (division) ; 4240 botany: general--(NL-LeOCL)077603206 ; Anatomie ; Anatomia Vegetal | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Botany--Anatomy ; Angiosperms | |||||||||||
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Collation | ix, 146 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. | |||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references. |
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Contents Notes | 1. The ethics of comparison -- Problems of the variation patterns -- Problems in phylogenetic interpretation -- 2. Cellular components, idioblasts, laticifers, and secretory structures -- Distinctive cell-wall characteristics -- Cellular contents -- Laticifers -- Mucilage cells, canals, and cavities -- Secretory canals and cavities -- 3. Epidermis and trichomes -- Epidermis -- Trichomes -- 4. Xylem -- The vessel element : key to xylem evolution in angiosperms -- Secondary xylem -- Means of comparison -- Achievements of wood anatomy -- 5. Phloem -- 6. Vascularization of the shoot -- Seedling -- Nodal anatomy -- Node-petiole anatomy -- Additional vascularization patterns -- 7. Root -- Epidermis and cortex -- Endodermis -- Vascular core -- Lateral roots -- Types of roots -- Haustoria -- Comparative studies -- 8. Histology of the stem -- Primary stem -- Periderm and bark -- Anomalous secondary thickening -- Secondary growth in monocotyledons -- Inflorescence axis -- 9. Leaf -- Leaf histology -- Venation patterns -- Types of leaves -- Systematic studies -- 10. Flower, and associated topics -- Vascular anatomy -- Floral histology -- Fruit histology -- Seed histology. |