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Lime-trees and basswoods : a biological monograph of the genus Tilia /
"Lime trees (Tilia spp.) are widely distributed and locally important members of northern temperate broad-leaved forests. In marked contrast to the largely uniform morphology of the genus its taxonomic treatment has become increasingly confused and controversial, with over one hundred species a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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- Cover; Lime-trees and Basswoods: A Biological Monograph of the Genus Tilia; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: the Tiliaceae and genus Tilia; 2 General morphology of Tilia; Tree form; Bark; Twigs; Vegetative buds; Leaves; General morphology of blades.; Hairs; Petioles; Stipules; Mucilage; Bracts; Inflorescences; Flowers; Fruits; Seeds; Seedlings; Glossary of particular terms used in descriptions; Tree; Bark and twig; Leaf; Hairs; Inflorescence, flower and fruit; 3 Cellular anatomy; Morphology of the root; Cellular anatomy of extending roots
- Primary tissuesSecondary structure and anatomy of the roots; Anatomy of the stem; Primary tissues; Secondary tissues of the stem; Anatomy of leaves; Morphology of leaves; Cellular anatomy of the petiole or leaf stalk; Cellular anatomy of the leaf blade or lamina; Structure of the bract of the inflorescence; The function and comparative morphology of the bract; Inflorescence, flowers and fruits; 4 A brief history of taxonomy of the genus; The period 1753-1861; The period 1860-1900; The period 1900-1940; The period from 1940 to the present day
- 5 Taxonomic revision: concepts and methods of descriptionSubdivision of the genus; Section ENDOCHRYSEA Pigott ex Chang; Section HENRYANA Pigott sect. nov.; The concept of species in Tilia; Subspecies; Varieties; Hybrids; Methods of investigation; Sampling; Procedure for measurement and description of complete specimens; Specimens collected by others; Measurements; Statistical treatment of measurements; Sampling of stellate hairs on leaves; Illustrations: drawings and diagrams; Synopsis of species and subspecies of Tilia; Europe and western Asia; Eastern Asia; North and Central America
- 6 Chromosome numbers, molecular biology and hybridisationChromosomes; Molecular analysis of DNA; Hybridisation; 7 Geographic and ecological data; Geographical information and distribution data; Transliteration and romanisation of place-names; Ecological data and plant communities; Chapter 8-11 Introduction to the taxonomic revision and descriptions of taxa; An important reminder; 8 European and western Asian taxa; Introduction to the genus in Europe and western Asia; Key to the European and western Asian taxa; Section Anastraea V. Engl.; 1. Tilia cordata Mill.