Morphology and angiosperm systematics in the Molecular era.

From: The Botanical Review | Date: October 1, 2002| Author: Endress, Peter K. | Copyright information

Several ways in which morphology is used in systematic and evolutionary research in angiosperms are shown and illustrated with examples: 1) searches for special structural similarities, which can be used to find hints for hitherto unrecognized relationships in groups with unresolved phylogenetic position; 2) cladistic studies based on morphology and combined morphological and molecular analyses; 3) comparative morphological studies in new, morphologically puzzling clades derived from molecu...

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