P. Barry Tomlinson, James W. Horn, and Jack B. Fisher
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- May 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780199558926
- eISBN:
- 9780191810077
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780199558926.003.0012
- Subject:
- Biology, Plant Sciences and Forestry
The Coryphoideae constitute the second largest subfamily of Arecaceae with respect to the number of genera and the third with regard to number of species. Within Coryphoideae, anatomical data is of ...
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The Coryphoideae constitute the second largest subfamily of Arecaceae with respect to the number of genera and the third with regard to number of species. Within Coryphoideae, anatomical data is of greatest systematic significance among the tribal clades and within less inclusive levels of hierarchy. There are no unequivocal anatomical synapomorphies that support the relationships among the major clades. Analyses of most characters reveal substantially homoplasious histories, but nevertheless they allow for the discovery of synapomorphies for many clades. This chapter highlights the characters of greatest systematic significance within each major clade. It discusses the anatomical features of the tribes Sabaleae, Cryosophileae, Phoeniceae, Trachycarpeae, Chuniophoeniceae, Caryoteae, Corypheae, and Borasseae.Less
The Coryphoideae constitute the second largest subfamily of Arecaceae with respect to the number of genera and the third with regard to number of species. Within Coryphoideae, anatomical data is of greatest systematic significance among the tribal clades and within less inclusive levels of hierarchy. There are no unequivocal anatomical synapomorphies that support the relationships among the major clades. Analyses of most characters reveal substantially homoplasious histories, but nevertheless they allow for the discovery of synapomorphies for many clades. This chapter highlights the characters of greatest systematic significance within each major clade. It discusses the anatomical features of the tribes Sabaleae, Cryosophileae, Phoeniceae, Trachycarpeae, Chuniophoeniceae, Caryoteae, Corypheae, and Borasseae.
P. Barry Tomlinson, James W. Horn, and Jack B. Fisher
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- May 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780199558926
- eISBN:
- 9780191810077
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780199558926.003.0014
- Subject:
- Biology, Plant Sciences and Forestry
Arecoideae is the largest subfamily of Arecaceae, containing about 1300 spp. within 107 genera. The group includes the great majority of arborescent palms with reduplicately pinnate leaves, as well ...
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Arecoideae is the largest subfamily of Arecaceae, containing about 1300 spp. within 107 genera. The group includes the great majority of arborescent palms with reduplicately pinnate leaves, as well as many palms of low stature (also reduplicately pinnate) that are important components of rainforest understorey vegetation. The distribution of the subfamily is primarily concentrated in the wet tropics of the New World and southeast Asia to the South Pacific. This chapter discusses the anatomical features of the tribes Iriarteeae, Chamaedoreeae, Podococceae, Oranieae, Sclerospermeae, Roystoneeae, Reinhardtieae, Cocoseae, Manicarieae, Euterpeae, Geonomateae, Leopoldinieae, Pelagodoxeae, and Areceae. It also provides a summary of major Leaf anatomical characters and states that contribute to an understanding of the systematics of Arecoideae at the intertribal level.Less
Arecoideae is the largest subfamily of Arecaceae, containing about 1300 spp. within 107 genera. The group includes the great majority of arborescent palms with reduplicately pinnate leaves, as well as many palms of low stature (also reduplicately pinnate) that are important components of rainforest understorey vegetation. The distribution of the subfamily is primarily concentrated in the wet tropics of the New World and southeast Asia to the South Pacific. This chapter discusses the anatomical features of the tribes Iriarteeae, Chamaedoreeae, Podococceae, Oranieae, Sclerospermeae, Roystoneeae, Reinhardtieae, Cocoseae, Manicarieae, Euterpeae, Geonomateae, Leopoldinieae, Pelagodoxeae, and Areceae. It also provides a summary of major Leaf anatomical characters and states that contribute to an understanding of the systematics of Arecoideae at the intertribal level.
