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2 - The Significance of Floral Diagrams

from Part I - Introduction to Floral Diagrams

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 March 2022

Louis P. Ronse De Craene
Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
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Summary

The significance of the use of floral diagrams is discussed in this chapter, including different types as well as its advantages and limitations. Floral diagrams can catch the diversity of flowers, including accessory structures and floral heteromorphism. The importance of floral development, the drive of pollination and evolutionary developmental genetics is shown in the shaping of floral structures and as a reflection of floral evolution.

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Floral Diagrams
An Aid to Understanding Flower Morphology and Evolution
, pp. 44 - 60
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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