Gentry, A.W. 1988b. Changes in plant community diversity and floristic composition on environmental and geographical gradients. Annals Missouri Bot. Gard. 75: 1-34. (has the family lists)

FAMILY READINGS

MAGNOLIIDS

Myristicaceae

Armstrong, J.E. and Irvine, A.K., 1989. Floral biology of Myristica insipida (Myristicaceae), a distinctive beetle pollination syndrome. American Journal of Botany, pp. 86-94.

Lauraceae

Nie, Z.L., Wen, J. and Sun, H., 2007. Phylogeny and biogeography of Sassafras (Lauraceae) disjunct between eastern Asia and eastern North America. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 267(1-4), pp.191-203.

Piperaceae

Tepe, E.J., M.A Vincent, and L.E. Watson. 2007. The importance of petiole structure on inhabitability by ants in Piper sect. Macrostachys (Piperaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 153: 181–191.

MONOCOTS

Araceae

Chartier, M., Gibernau, M. and Renner, S.S., 2014. The evolution of pollinator–plant interaction types in the Araceae. Evolution, 68(5), pp.1533-1543.

Orchidaceae

Cozzolino, S. and Widmer, A., 2005. Orchid diversity: an evolutionary consequence of deception?. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 20(9), pp.487-494.

Adams, H. and Anderson, E., 1958. A conspectus of hybridization in the Orchidaceae. Evolution, pp.512-518.

Xu, S., Schlüter, P.M., Scopece, G., Breitkopf, H., Gross, K., Cozzolino, S. and Schiestl, F.P., 2011. Floral isolation is the main reproductive barrier among closely related sexually deceptive orchids. Evolution, 65(9), pp.2606-2620.

Arecaceae

Asmussen, C. B., Dransfield, J., Deickmann, V., Barfod, A. S., Pintaud, J. C., & Baker, W. J. (2006). A new subfamily classification of the palm family (Arecaceae): evidence from plastid DNA phylogeny. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 151(1), 15-38.

Eiserhardt, W. L., Svenning, J., Kissling, W. D., & Balslev, H. (2011). Geographical ecology of the palms (Arecaceae): Determinants of diversity and distributions across spatial scales. Annals of Botany, 108(8), 1391-1416.

Nadot, S., Alapetite, E., Baker, W.J., Tregear, J.W. and Barfod, A.S., 2016. The palm family (Arecaceae): a microcosm of sexual system evolution. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 182(2), pp.376-388.

Trénel, P., Gustafsson, M.H., Baker, W.J., Asmussen-Lange, C.B., Dransfield, J. and Borchsenius, F., 2007. Mid-Tertiary dispersal, not Gondwanan vicariance explains distribution patterns in the wax palm subfamily (Ceroxyloideae: Arecaceae). Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 45(1), pp.272-288.

Bromeliaceae

Reading

Benzing, D.H., Givnish, T.J. and Bermudes, D., 1985. Absorptive trichomes in Brocchinia reducta (Bromeliaceae) and their evolutionary and systematic significance. Systematic Botany, pp.81-91.

Other Literature

Family Phylogeny: Givnish, T.J., Barfuss, M.H., Van Ee, B., Riina, R., Schulte, K., Horres, R., Gonsiska, P.A., Jabaily, R.S., Crayn, D.M., Smith, J.A.C. and Winter, K., 2011. Phylogeny, adaptive radiation, and historical biogeography in Bromeliaceae: insights from an eight-locus plastid phylogeny. American Journal of Botany, 98(5), pp.872-895.

Schulte, K., Barfuss, M.H. and Zizka, G., 2009. Phylogeny of Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae) inferred from nuclear and plastid DNA loci reveals the evolution of the tank habit within the subfamily. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 51(2), pp.327-339.

Additional References

Benzing, D.H., Seemann, J. and Renfrow, A., 1978. The foliar epidermis in Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae) and its role in habitat selection. American Journal of Botany, pp.359-365.

Crayn, D.M., Winter, K. and Smith, J.A.C., 2004. Multiple origins of crassulacean acid metabolism and the epiphytic habit in the Neotropical family Bromeliaceae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 101(10), pp.3703-3708.

Givnish, T., K.J. Sytsma, J.F. Smith, W.J. Hahn, D.H. Benzing, and E.M. Burkhardt. 1997. Molecular evolution and adaptive radiation in Brocchinia (Bromeliaceae: Pitcairnioideae) atop tepuis of the Guayana Shield. In: Givnish, T.J., Sytsma, K.J. (Eds.), Molecular Evolution and Adaptive Radiation. Cambridge University Press, New York, pp. 259–311. CHECK OUT THE MAP OF THE GUAYANA HIGHLANDS

Sajo, M.G., Rudall, P.J. and Prychid, C.J., 2004. Floral anatomy of Bromeliaceae, with particular reference to the evolution of epigyny and septal nectaries in commelinid monocots. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 247(3-4), pp.215-231.

Sgorbati, S., Labra, M., Grugni, E., Barcaccia, G., Galasso, G., Boni, U., Mucciarelli, M., Citterio, S., Iramátegui, A.B., Gonzales, L.V. and Scannerini, S., 2004. A survey of genetic diversity and reproductive biology of Puya raimondii (Bromeliaceae), the endangered queen of the Andes. Plant Biology, 6(02), pp.222-230.

Silvestro, D., Zizka, G. and Schulte, K., 2014. Disentangling the effects of key innovations on the diversification of Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Evolution, 68(1), pp.163-175.

EUDICOTS

Rosids I (Fabids)

Clusiaceae

Reading

Vlasáková, B., Kalinová, B., Gustafsson, M.H. and Teichert, H., 2008. Cockroaches as pollinators of Clusia aff. sellowiana (Clusiaceae) on inselbergs in French Guiana. Annals of botany, 102(3), pp.295-304.

Other Literature

Bittrich, V. and Amaral, M.C., 1996. Pollination biology of Symphonia globulifera (Clusiaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution, 200(1-2), pp.101-110.

Farrell, B.D., Dussourd, D.E. and Mitter, C., 1991. Escalation of plant defense: do latex and resin canals spur plant diversification?. American Naturalist, pp.881-900.

Sweeney, P.W., 2008. Phylogeny and floral diversity in the genus Garcinia (Clusiaceae) and relatives. International Journal of Plant Sciences, 169(9), pp.1288-1303.

Malpighiaceae

Reading

Vogel, S., 1990. History of the Malpighiaceae in the light of pollination ecology. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden, 55, pp.130-142.

Other Literature

Davis, C.C., Anderson, W.R. and Donoghue, M.J., 2001. Phylogeny of Malpighiaceae: evidence from chloroplast ndhF and trnL-F nucleotide sequences. American Journal of Botany, 88(10), pp.1830-1846.

Vale, A., Navarro, L., Rojas, D. and Alvarez, J.C., 2011. Breeding system and pollination by mimicry of the orchid Tolumnia guibertiana in Western Cuba. Plant species biology, 26(2), pp.163-173.

Euphorbiaceae

Reading

Armbruster, W.S., 1994. Early Evolution of Dalechampia (Euphorbiaceae): Insights from Phylogeny Biogeography, and Comparative Ecology. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, pp.302–316.

Other Literature

Goel, G., Makkar, H.P., Francis, G. and Becker, K., 2007. Phorbol esters: structure, biological activity, and toxicity in animals. International journal of toxicology, 26(4), pp.279-288.

Fabaceae

Reading

Kuprewicz, E.K. and García-Robledo, C., 2010. Mammal and insect predation of chemically and structurally defended Mucuna holtonii (Fabaceae) seeds in a Costa Rican rain forest. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 26(03), pp.263-269.

Moraceae

Reading

Zerega, N.J., Ragone, D. and Motley, T.J., 2004. Complex origins of breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis, Moraceae): implications for human migrations in Oceania. American Journal of Botany, 91(5), pp.760-766.

Rosids II (Malvids)

Melastomataceae

Reading
Clausing, G. and Renner, S.S., 2001. Molecular phylogenetics of Melastomataceae and Memecylaceae: implications for character evolution. American Journal of Botany, 88(3), pp.486-498.

Other References
Michelangeli, F.A., Guimaraes, P.J., Penneys, D.S., Almeda, F. and Kriebel, R., 2013. Phylogenetic relationships and distribution of new world Melastomeae (Melastomataceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 171(1), pp.38-60.

Meliaceae

MacKinnon, S., Durst, T., Arnason, J.T., Angerhofer, C., Pezzuto, J., Sánchez-Vindas, P.E., Poveda, L.J. and Gbeassor, M., 1997. Antimalarial activity of tropical Meliaceae extracts and gedunin derivatives. Journal of Natural Products, 60(4), pp.336-341.

Malvaceae

Reading

Judd, W.S. and Manchester, S.R., 1997. Circumscription of Malvaceae (Malvales) as determined by a preliminary cladistic analysis of morphological, anatomical, palynological, and chemical characters. Brittonia, 49(3), pp.384-405.

Other References

Atluri, J. B., Rao, S. P., & Reddi, C. S. (2000). Pollination ecology of Helicteres isora Linn.(Sterculiaceae). CURRENT SCIENCE-BANGALORE-, 78(6), 713-718.

ASTERID WANNABES

Loranthaceae

Reading

Pérez‐Crespo, M.J., Ornelas, J.F., Martén‐Rodríguez, S., González‐Rodríguez, A. and Lara, C., 2016. Reproductive biology and nectar production of the Mexican endemic Psittacanthus auriculatus (Loranthaceae), a hummingbird‐pollinated mistletoe. Plant Biology, 18(1), pp.73-83.

Cactaceae

Reading

Ogunbodede, O., McCombs, D., Trout, K., Daley, P. and Terry, M., 2010. New mescaline concentrations from 14 taxa/cultivars of Echinopsis spp.(Cactaceae)(“San Pedro”) and their relevance to shamanic practice. Journal of ethnopharmacology, 131(2), pp.356-362.

Rubiaceae

No Reading

ASTERIDS

Rubiaceae

Reading

Ferrero, V., Rojas, D., Vale, A. and Navarro, L., 2012. Delving into the loss of heterostyly in Rubiaceae: Is there a similar trend in tropical and non-tropical climate zones?. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 14(3), pp.161-167.

Apocynaceae

Reading

Rodrigues, I.D., Absy, M.L., da Silva-Caminha, S.A.F., Esteves, V.G., Mendonça, C.B.F., Ferreira, M.G. and Moura, C.D.O., 2016. Pollen morphology of 25 Apocynaceae species in the Adolpho Ducke Forest Reserve, Amazonas (Brazil). Palynology, (just-accepted), pp.1-57.

Bignoniaceae

Reading

Castillo, L. and Rossini, C., 2010. Bignoniaceae metabolites as semiochemicals. Molecules, 15(10), pp.7090-7105.

	Readings for Tropical Plant Systematics, 2021 September 7, 2021
	INTRODUCTORY READING Gentry, A.W. 1988a Tree species richness in upper Amazonian forests. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 85: 186-189. Gentry, A.W. 1988b. Changes in plant community diversity and floristic composition on environmental and geographical gradients. Annals Missouri Bot. Gard. 75: 1-34. (has the family lists) FAMILY READINGS MAGNOLIIDS Myristicaceae Armstrong, J.E. and Irvine, A.K., 1989. Floral biology of *Myristica insipida* (Myristicaceae), a distinctive beetle pollination syndrome. American Journal of Botany, pp. 86-94. Lauraceae Nie, Z.L., Wen, J. and Sun, H., 2007. Phylogeny and biogeography of *Sassafras* (Lauraceae) disjunct between eastern Asia and eastern North America. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 267(1-4), pp.191-203. Piperaceae Tepe, E.J., M.A Vincent, and L.E. Watson. 2007. The importance of petiole structure on inhabitability by ants in Piper sect. Macrostachys (Piperaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 153: 181–191. MONOCOTS Araceae Chartier, M., Gibernau, M. and Renner, S.S., 2014. The evolution of pollinator–plant interaction types in the Araceae. Evolution, 68(5), pp.1533-1543. Orchidaceae Cozzolino, S. and Widmer, A., 2005. Orchid diversity: an evolutionary consequence of deception?. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 20(9), pp.487-494. Adams, H. and Anderson, E., 1958. A conspectus of hybridization in the Orchidaceae. Evolution, pp.512-518. Xu, S., Schlüter, P.M., Scopece, G., Breitkopf, H., Gross, K., Cozzolino, S. and Schiestl, F.P., 2011. Floral isolation is the main reproductive barrier among closely related sexually deceptive orchids. Evolution, 65(9), pp.2606-2620. Arecaceae Asmussen, C. B., Dransfield, J., Deickmann, V., Barfod, A. S., Pintaud, J. C., & Baker, W. J. (2006). A new subfamily classification of the palm family (Arecaceae): evidence from plastid DNA phylogeny. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 151(1), 15-38. Eiserhardt, W. L., Svenning, J., Kissling, W. D., & Balslev, H. (2011). Geographical ecology of the palms (Arecaceae): Determinants of diversity and distributions across spatial scales. Annals of Botany, 108(8), 1391-1416. Nadot, S., Alapetite, E., Baker, W.J., Tregear, J.W. and Barfod, A.S., 2016. The palm family (Arecaceae): a microcosm of sexual system evolution. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 182(2), pp.376-388. Trénel, P., Gustafsson, M.H., Baker, W.J., Asmussen-Lange, C.B., Dransfield, J. and Borchsenius, F., 2007. Mid-Tertiary dispersal, not Gondwanan vicariance explains distribution patterns in the wax palm subfamily (Ceroxyloideae: Arecaceae). Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 45(1), pp.272-288. Bromeliaceae Reading Benzing, D.H., Givnish, T.J. and Bermudes, D., 1985. Absorptive trichomes in Brocchinia reducta (Bromeliaceae) and their evolutionary and systematic significance. Systematic Botany, pp.81-91. Other Literature Family Phylogeny: Givnish, T.J., Barfuss, M.H., Van Ee, B., Riina, R., Schulte, K., Horres, R., Gonsiska, P.A., Jabaily, R.S., Crayn, D.M., Smith, J.A.C. and Winter, K., 2011. Phylogeny, adaptive radiation, and historical biogeography in Bromeliaceae: insights from an eight-locus plastid phylogeny. American Journal of Botany, 98(5), pp.872-895. Schulte, K., Barfuss, M.H. and Zizka, G., 2009. Phylogeny of Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae) inferred from nuclear and plastid DNA loci reveals the evolution of the tank habit within the subfamily. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 51(2), pp.327-339. Additional References Benzing, D.H., Seemann, J. and Renfrow, A., 1978. The foliar epidermis in Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae) and its role in habitat selection. American Journal of Botany, pp.359-365. Crayn, D.M., Winter, K. and Smith, J.A.C., 2004. Multiple origins of crassulacean acid metabolism and the epiphytic habit in the Neotropical family Bromeliaceae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 101(10), pp.3703-3708. Givnish, T., K.J. Sytsma, J.F. Smith, W.J. Hahn, D.H. Benzing, and E.M. Burkhardt. 1997. Molecular evolution and adaptive radiation in Brocchinia (Bromeliaceae: Pitcairnioideae) atop tepuis of the Guayana Shield. In: Givnish, T.J., Sytsma, K.J. (Eds.), Molecular Evolution and Adaptive Radiation. Cambridge University Press, New York, pp. 259–311. CHECK OUT THE MAP OF THE GUAYANA HIGHLANDS Sajo, M.G., Rudall, P.J. and Prychid, C.J., 2004. Floral anatomy of Bromeliaceae, with particular reference to the evolution of epigyny and septal nectaries in commelinid monocots. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 247(3-4), pp.215-231. Sgorbati, S., Labra, M., Grugni, E., Barcaccia, G., Galasso, G., Boni, U., Mucciarelli, M., Citterio, S., Iramátegui, A.B., Gonzales, L.V. and Scannerini, S., 2004. A survey of genetic diversity and reproductive biology of Puya raimondii (Bromeliaceae), the endangered queen of the Andes. Plant Biology, 6(02), pp.222-230. Silvestro, D., Zizka, G. and Schulte, K., 2014. Disentangling the effects of key innovations on the diversification of Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Evolution, 68(1), pp.163-175. EUDICOTS *Rosids I (Fabids)* Clusiaceae *Reading* Vlasáková, B., Kalinová, B., Gustafsson, M.H. and Teichert, H., 2008. Cockroaches as pollinators of Clusia aff. sellowiana (Clusiaceae) on inselbergs in French Guiana. Annals of botany, 102(3), pp.295-304. *Other Literature* Bittrich, V. and Amaral, M.C., 1996. Pollination biology of Symphonia globulifera (Clusiaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution, 200(1-2), pp.101-110. Farrell, B.D., Dussourd, D.E. and Mitter, C., 1991. Escalation of plant defense: do latex and resin canals spur plant diversification?. American Naturalist, pp.881-900. Sweeney, P.W., 2008. Phylogeny and floral diversity in the genus Garcinia (Clusiaceae) and relatives. International Journal of Plant Sciences, 169(9), pp.1288-1303. Malpighiaceae *Reading* Vogel, S., 1990. History of the Malpighiaceae in the light of pollination ecology. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden, 55, pp.130-142. Other Literature Davis, C.C., Anderson, W.R. and Donoghue, M.J., 2001. Phylogeny of Malpighiaceae: evidence from chloroplast ndhF and trnL-F nucleotide sequences. American Journal of Botany, 88(10), pp.1830-1846. Vale, A., Navarro, L., Rojas, D. and Alvarez, J.C., 2011. Breeding system and pollination by mimicry of the orchid Tolumnia guibertiana in Western Cuba. Plant species biology, 26(2), pp.163-173. Euphorbiaceae *Reading* Armbruster, W.S., 1994. Early Evolution of Dalechampia (Euphorbiaceae): Insights from Phylogeny Biogeography, and Comparative Ecology. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, pp.302–316. Other Literature Goel, G., Makkar, H.P., Francis, G. and Becker, K., 2007. Phorbol esters: structure, biological activity, and toxicity in animals. International journal of toxicology, 26(4), pp.279-288. Fabaceae *Reading* Kuprewicz, E.K. and García-Robledo, C., 2010. Mammal and insect predation of chemically and structurally defended Mucuna holtonii (Fabaceae) seeds in a Costa Rican rain forest. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 26(03), pp.263-269. Moraceae Reading Zerega, N.J., Ragone, D. and Motley, T.J., 2004. Complex origins of breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis, Moraceae): implications for human migrations in Oceania. American Journal of Botany, 91(5), pp.760-766. *Rosids II (Malvids)* Melastomataceae Reading Clausing, G. and Renner, S.S., 2001. Molecular phylogenetics of Melastomataceae and Memecylaceae: implications for character evolution. American Journal of Botany, 88(3), pp.486-498. Other References Michelangeli, F.A., Guimaraes, P.J., Penneys, D.S., Almeda, F. and Kriebel, R., 2013. Phylogenetic relationships and distribution of new world Melastomeae (Melastomataceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 171(1), pp.38-60. Meliaceae MacKinnon, S., Durst, T., Arnason, J.T., Angerhofer, C., Pezzuto, J., Sánchez-Vindas, P.E., Poveda, L.J. and Gbeassor, M., 1997. Antimalarial activity of tropical Meliaceae extracts and gedunin derivatives. Journal of Natural Products, 60(4), pp.336-341. Malvaceae *Reading* Judd, W.S. and Manchester, S.R., 1997. Circumscription of Malvaceae (Malvales) as determined by a preliminary cladistic analysis of morphological, anatomical, palynological, and chemical characters. Brittonia, 49(3), pp.384-405. *Other References* Atluri, J. B., Rao, S. P., & Reddi, C. S. (2000). Pollination ecology of Helicteres isora Linn.(Sterculiaceae). CURRENT SCIENCE-BANGALORE-, 78(6), 713-718. ASTERID WANNABES Loranthaceae Reading Pérez‐Crespo, M.J., Ornelas, J.F., Martén‐Rodríguez, S., González‐Rodríguez, A. and Lara, C., 2016. Reproductive biology and nectar production of the Mexican endemic Psittacanthus auriculatus (Loranthaceae), a hummingbird‐pollinated mistletoe. Plant Biology, 18(1), pp.73-83. Cactaceae *Reading* Ogunbodede, O., McCombs, D., Trout, K., Daley, P. and Terry, M., 2010. New mescaline concentrations from 14 taxa/cultivars of Echinopsis spp.(Cactaceae)(“San Pedro”) and their relevance to shamanic practice. Journal of ethnopharmacology, 131(2), pp.356-362. Rubiaceae *No Reading* ASTERIDS Rubiaceae *Reading* Ferrero, V., Rojas, D., Vale, A. and Navarro, L., 2012. Delving into the loss of heterostyly in Rubiaceae: Is there a similar trend in tropical and non-tropical climate zones?. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 14(3), pp.161-167. Apocynaceae *Reading* Rodrigues, I.D., Absy, M.L., da Silva-Caminha, S.A.F., Esteves, V.G., Mendonça, C.B.F., Ferreira, M.G. and Moura, C.D.O., 2016. Pollen morphology of 25 Apocynaceae species in the Adolpho Ducke Forest Reserve, Amazonas (Brazil). Palynology, (just-accepted), pp.1-57. Bignoniaceae Reading Castillo, L. and Rossini, C., 2010. Bignoniaceae metabolites as semiochemicals. Molecules, 15(10), pp.7090-7105.
	GENERAL READINGS (NOT ASSIGNED) Bernhardt, P. 2000. Convergent evolution and adaptive radiation of beetle-pollinated angiosperms. Plant Systematics and Evolution 222: 293-320. Furness, C.A. and P.J. Rudall. 2004. Pollen aperture evolution: a crucial factor for eudicot success? Trends in Plant Science 9: 154-158. Hickey, L.J., 1973. Classification of the architecture of dicotyledonous leaves. American journal of botany, pp.17-33. Hoorn, C. et al. 2010. Amazonia Through Time: Andean Uplift, Climate Change, Landscape Evolution, and Biodiversity. Science 330, 927-931. Litt, A., & Kramer, E. M. 2010. The ABC model and the diversification of floral organ identity. Seminars in cell & developmental biology 21: 129-137). McCall, A.C. and Irwin, R.E., 2006. Florivory: the intersection of pollination and herbivory. Ecology letters, 9(12), pp.1351-1365. Prychid, C. J. and P. J. Rudall. 1999. Calcium oxalate crystals in monocotyledons: a review of their structure and systematics. Annals of Botany 84: 725-739. Prychid, C.J., P..J. Rudall, and M. Gregory. 2004. Systematics and biology of silica bodies in monocotyledons. The Botanical Review 69: 377-440. Soltis, D.E,, C.D. Bell, S. Kim, and P.S. Soltis. 2008. Origin and early evolution of angiosperms. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1133: 3-25. Werner, G.D., Cornwell, W.K., Sprent, J.I., Kattge, J. and Kiers, E.T., 2014. A single evolutionary innovation drives the deep evolution of symbiotic N2-fixation in angiosperms. Nature communications, 5.