Systematics and Evolution of the Ranunculiflorae [Paperback]

Ranunculiflorae-delimitation, phylogeny, diversification.- Wood anatomy of Ranunculiflorae: a summary.- Sieve-element plastids, phloem proteins, and the evolution of the Ranunculanae.- Epicuticular wax ultrastructure and classification of Ranunculiflorae.- Floral structure and evolution in Ranunculanae.- Evolution of the androeciumin the Ranunculiflorae.- Palynology and systematics of Ranunculiflorae.- Comparative seed structure in the Ranunculiflorae.- Secondary compounds of the Ranunculiflorae.- Ordinal and familial relationships of Ranunculid genera.- Inter-familial relationships in the Ranunculidae based on molecular systematics.- The phylogeny of the Papaveraceae sensu lato: morphological, geographical and ecological implications.- Three intercontinental disjunctions in Papaveraceae subfamily Chelidonioideae: evidence from chloroplast DNA.- Rapid radiation of North American desert genera of the Papaveraceae: Evidence from restriction site mapping of PCR-amplified chloroplast DNA fragments.- Molecular phylogeny of the Old World representatives of Papaveraceae subfamily Papaveroideae with special emphasis on the genus Meconopsis.- Serotaxonomical investigation in the Papaverales.- Phylogeny of Corydalis, ITS and morphology.- The position of Circaeaster-evidence from nuclear ribosomal DNA.- Phylogenetic relationships of the Lardizabalaceae and Sargentodoxaceae: Chloroplast and nuclear DNA sequence evidence.- Phylogeny and classification of the Ranunculaceae.- Embryo morphology of the Ranunculaceae.- Serological legumin data and the phylogeny of the Ranunculaceae.- Fatty acid patterns of Ranunculaceae seed oils: phylogenetic relationships.- Phylogeny of the Ranunculaceae based on preliminary atpB, rbcL and 18S nuclear ribosomal DNA sequence data.- A revised chloroplast DNA phylogeny of the Ranunculaceae.- Phylogenetic relationships of some genera in the Ranunculaceae based on alcohol dehydrogenase genes.- Systematics and phylogeny of the Ranunculaceae-a revised famlƒ*