Understanding the role of floral development in the evolution of angiosperm flowers: clarifications from a historical and physico-dynamic perspective

L Ronse De Craene - Journal of Plant Research, 2018 - Springer
Flower morphology results from the interaction of an established genetic program, the
influence of external forces induced by pollination systems, and physical forces acting …

Perianth symmetry changed at least 199 times in angiosperm evolution

E Reyes, H Sauquet, S Nadot - Taxon, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Perianth bilateral symmetry (zygomorphy) has evolved repeatedly from radial symmetry
(actinomorphy) throughout angiosperms. Zygomorphy has previously been linked with plant …

Chloroplast genomic data provide new and robust insights into the phylogeny and evolution of the Ranunculaceae

W Zhai, X Duan, R Zhang, C Guo, L Li, G Xu… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2019 - Elsevier
The family Ranunculaceae, a member of early-diverging eudicots that is increasingly being
used as a model for the study of plant developmental evolution, has been the focus of …

[KSIĄŻKA][B] Floral diagrams: an aid to understanding flower morphology and evolution

LPR De Craene - 2022 - books.google.com
Floral morphology is key for understanding floral evolution and plant identification. Floral
diagrams are two-dimensional representations of flowers that replace extensive descriptions …

A phylogeny of Delphinieae (Ranunculaceae) shows that Aconitum is nested within Delphinium and that Late Miocene transitions to long life cycles in the Himalayas …

F Jabbour, SS Renner - Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 2012 - Elsevier
The tribe Delphinieae (Ranunculaceae) comprises two species-rich genera, Aconitum and
Delphinium, the latter including Consolida and Aconitella. The 650–700 species are …

The evolution of floral symmetry

H Citerne, F Jabbour, S Nadot, C Damerval - Advances in botanical …, 2010 - Elsevier
Symmetry is a defining feature of floral diversity. Here we review the evolutionary and
ecological context of floral symmetry (adding new data regarding its distribution), as well as …

Flower structure and trends of evolution in eudicots and their major subclades1

PK Endress - Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 2010 - BioOne
Eudicots and their currently recognized major subclades are characterized as to floral
structure (including some “embryological” features) based on ca. 3000 original publications …

Flexibility in the structure of spiral flowers and its underlying mechanisms

P Wang, H Liao, W Zhang, X Yu, R Zhang, H Shan… - Nature Plants, 2015 - nature.com
Spiral flowers usually bear a variable number of organs, suggestive of the flexibility in
structure. The mechanisms underlying the flexibility, however, remain unclear. Here we …

Delphinieae flowers originated from the rewiring of interactions between duplicated and diversified floral organ identity and symmetry genes

H Zhao, H Liao, S Li, R Zhang, J Dai, P Ma… - The Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Species of the tribe Delphinieae (Ranunculaceae) have long been the focus of
morphological, ecological, and evolutionary studies due to their highly specialized, nearly …

The immense diversity of floral monosymmetry and asymmetry across angiosperms

PK Endress - The Botanical Review, 2012 - Springer
Floral monosymmetry and asymmetry are traced through the angiosperm orders and
families. Both are diverse and widespread in angiosperms. The systematic distribution of the …