Monocotyledons : A Morphological Study

Contents: 1. Introduction: the principles of morphology. 2. The root. 3. The axis. 4. The foliage leaf: description: i. Phyllotaxis. ii. The leaf-base. iii. The leaf-limb. iv. Anatomy. 5. The foliage leaf: interpretation: i. The leaf-skin theory. ii. Stipules and ligules. iv. The Phyllode Theory. 6. The Prophyll: i. The Prophylls of normal shoots. ii. The Prophylls of Short Shoots: a. The Phylloclades of Myrsiphyllum. b. The Phylloclades of the Rusceae. c. The Fronds of the Lemnaceae. d. The droppers of the tulip and other monocotyledons. 7. The seedling and its significance: i. Introduction. ii. The description of the seedling. iii. The interpretation of the seedling. 8. The reproductive phase. 9. Taxonomy and its interpretation. 10. Parallelism in evolution. Bibliography. Index.