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A Century Of Wood Anatomy and 75 Years Of IAWA
A tribute to Lawrence R. Blinks: Ions, light, and algae
Botanical Cyberinfrastructure: Issues, Challenges, Opportunities, and Initiatives
Bringing Together the Living and Dead: Integrating Extant and Fossil Biodiversity in Evolutionary Studies
Deep Time Colloquium
Ecological Responses of Bryophytes to Changing Climate
Ecology and Floristics in Northern California - Current Knowledge and Unexplored Realms
Flora of North America: Synergy with other Botanical Projects
Human Transformation of California: Botany, History, and Sociology
Hybridization as a Stimulus for the Evolution of Invasiveness in Plants
Land Plant Evolution: Phylogenetics and Beyond
Lichens as Bioindicators of Air Quality
New Advances in Fern Ecology
Paleobotany in the Post-Genomics Era
Plenary Symposium: New Directions in Molecular and Organismal Botany
The Comparative - Phylogenetic Method of Reconstructing Evolutionary History
The Evolution of Ericales: Recent Insights using both Morphology and Molecules

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Monday, July 31st

Monday, July 31st
8:00 am to 12:00 pm · 303/Bell Memorial Union
Session 2: Contributed Papers: Student Papers-anatomy, flowers, seeds.
Presiding: Theresa Meis Chormanski, Florida International University; Jay F. Bolin, Old Dominion University
2-1July 31st
8:00 am
303/Bell Memorial UnionDoes Vascular Cavity Formation In Pea Primary Roots Involve Programmed Cell Death?
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PaperSarkar, Purbasha, Gladish, Daniel, K..Pisum sativum
vascular cavity
PCD
pectin
2-2July 31st
8:15 am
303/Bell Memorial UnionMorphology and anatomy of three common Everglades Utricularia species: U. gibba, U. subulata, and U. cornuta
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PaperMeis Chormanski, Theresa, Richards, Jennifer.Utricularia
Everglades
Carnivorous Plants
aquatic plants
Morphology
Bladderworts
2-3July 31st
8:30 am
303/Bell Memorial UnionFloral architecture and phyllotaxis in Calycanthaceae (Laurales)
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PaperStaedler, Yannick M., Weston, Peter H., Endress, Peter K..Floral phyllotaxis
Calycanthaceae
Laurales
comparative floral morphology
2-4July 31st
8:45 am
303/Bell Memorial UnionEvolution of floral diversity in the buzz-pollinated genus Senna (Leguminosae, Cassiinae)
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PaperMarazzi, Brigitte, Conti, Elena, Endress, Peter K..Senna
Caesalpinioideae
Buzz pollination
Floral symmetry
development
corolla
stamen fusion
androecium
poricidal dehiscence
Cassia
floral evolution
2-5July 31st
9:00 am
303/Bell Memorial UnionMorphology and evolution of the cyathium in Euphorbieae (Euphorbiaceae-Malpighiales)
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PaperPrenner, Gerhard, Rudall, Paula, J..Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbieae
Malpighiales
inflorescence
flower
development
2-6July 31st
9:15 am
303/Bell Memorial UnionPatterns of anomalous floral development in the Asian Passiflora (Subgenus Decaloba: Supersection Disemma)
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PaperKrosnick, Shawn E., Harris, E. M., Freudenstein, John.anomalous
bifurcation
dédoublement
Disemma
comparative floral morphology
Passiflora
July 31st
9:30 am
303/Bell Memorial UnionDiscussion
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July 31st
9:45 am
303/Bell Memorial UnionBreak
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2-7July 31st
10:15 am
303/Bell Memorial UnionToward a better understanding of inflorescence bulbil morphogenesis and meristem transition: examples from two tropical plants
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PaperWang, Chun-Neng, Huang, Chi-Dung.bulbuls
LEAFY
floral meristem
inflorescence
asexual propagules
morphogenesis
2-8July 31st
10:30 am
303/Bell Memorial UnionFunctional diversification of B MADS-Box homeotic regulators of flower development: adaptive evolution in protein-protein interaction domains after major gene duplication events
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PaperHernandez-Hernandez, Tania, Alvarez-Buylla, Elena.B MADS-Box genes
gene functional diversification
developmental evolution
molecular evolution
2-9July 31st
10:45 am
303/Bell Memorial UnionBud development, pollen presentation and the ontogeny of stylar hairs and nectar-secreting structures in Michauxia campanuloides L
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PaperAl-Zein, Mohammad, Alarid, Khalid M, Tennakoon, Kushan U., Musselman, Lytton John.Secondary pollen presentation
Bud development
Michauxia campanuloides
Nectaries
2-10July 31st
11:00 am
303/Bell Memorial UnionGermination and seedling development of the highly modified root holoparasite Hydnora triceps
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PaperBolin, Jay F., Tennakoon, Kushan U., Musselman, Lytton John, Maass, Erika.Hydnora
Parasite
seedling development
2-11July 31st
11:15 am
303/Bell Memorial UnionAril Structure and Pigments in the Strelitziaceae
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PaperPirone, Cary, Lee, David, Kim, Leung, Kress, John.aril structure
pigment
2-12July 31st
11:30 am
303/Bell Memorial UnionEarly embryology and placental transfer cell development in Ceratopteris richardii
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PaperJohnson, Gabriel, Lopez-Smith, Renee, Renzaglia, Karen S..Ceratopteris
Embryo
Ultrastructure
Transfer Cells
July 31st
11:45 am
303/Bell Memorial UnionDiscussion
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Monday, July 31st
1:30 pm to 5:15 pm · 312/Bell Memorial Union
Session 22: Contributed Papers: Anatomy
Presiding: James W. Horn, Duke University
22-1July 31st
1:15 pm
312/Bell Memorial UnionOrigin of Aerial Parasitism in the Loranthaceae
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PaperWilson, C., Calvin, C..parasitism
Loranthaceae
22-2July 31st
1:30 pm
312/Bell Memorial UnionVariation in xylem anatomy: a global perspective
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PaperZanne, Amy E., Coomes, David A., Westoby, Mark, Ackerly, David D..phylogeny
Tracheid
Vessel
Xylem anatomy
22-3July 31st
1:45 pm
312/Bell Memorial UnionWhat ultrastructure shows about monocot tracheids: SEM studies of orchid xylem
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PaperSchneider, Edward, Carlquist, Sherwin.xylem evolution
vessels
pit membrane
22-4July 31st
2:00 pm
312/Bell Memorial UnionTracheary elements in Ferns: new techniques, observations, and concepts
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PaperCarlquist, Sherwin, Schneider, Edward.xylem structure and function
vessels
pit membranes
22-5July 31st
2:15 pm
312/Bell Memorial UnionBordered pit structure and function determine spatial patterns of hydraulic thresholds in xylem of Douglas-fir trees: do ultimate xylem structural constraints come into play at species-specific height limits ?
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PaperDomec, Jean-Christophe, Gartner, Barbara, Meinzer, Frederick.bordered-pit
branch
cavitation
margo
root
trunk
hydraulic architecture
22-6July 31st
2:30 pm
312/Bell Memorial UnionTransfusion tracheid pitting in Cupressoideae with particular attention to Callitropsis and Cupressus (Cupressaceae)
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PaperLittle, Damon.Cupressus
leaf transfusion tracheid pitting
Callitropsis
July 31st
2:45 pm
312/Bell Memorial UnionDiscussion
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July 31st
3:00 pm
312/Bell Memorial UnionBreak
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22-7July 31st
3:30 pm
312/Bell Memorial UnionGelatinous Fibers are Critical in Coiling of Tendrils and Twining of Vines
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PaperMeloche, Christopher G., Vaughn, Kevin C..vines
gelatinous fiber
cytochemistry
immuno-cytochemistry
22-8July 31st
3:45 pm
312/Bell Memorial UnionWood vessel diameter is related to elevation and ecotype in the tree Metrosideros polymorpha (Myrtaceae)
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PaperFisher, Jack B., Goldstein, Guillermo.Metrosideros
phenotypic plasticity
vessel diameter
wood anatomy
temperature tolerance
altitude
22-9July 31st
4:00 pm
312/Bell Memorial UnionXylem hydraulic and biomechanical tradeoffs in branches and roots of nine Rhamnaceae shrub species
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PaperPratt, R. Brandon, Jacobsen, Anna L., Ewers, Frank W., Davis, Stephen D..cavitation
Ceanothus
drought
fire
life-history
sprouting
water potential
22-10July 31st
4:15 pm
312/Bell Memorial UnionVariations in Wood Anatomy. Present and Past.
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PaperBarlett, Jeff, Wheeler, E.A., Rodgers, S.L..wood anatomy
angiosperms
22-11July 31st
4:30 pm
312/Bell Memorial UnionComparison of leaf crystals and their macropatterns in +20 species of Peperomia (Piperaceae)
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PaperHorner, Harry T., Swanson, Katherine, Healy, Rosaria.Peperomia
Leaves
Crystal patterns
Druses
Prisms
Raphides
22-12July 31st
4:45 pm
312/Bell Memorial UnionPalm anatomy, systematics, and evolution: a project working towards a second edition of Anatomy of the Monocotyledons: Palmae
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PaperHorn, James W., Fisher, Jack B., Tomlinson, P. Barry, Lewis, Carl.Arecaceae
Plant Anatomy
Systematics
development
monocotyledons
22-13July 31st
5:00 pm
312/Bell Memorial UnionNovel microcasting techniques for characterization of the three-dimensional structure of plant tissues
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PaperKitin, Peter, Takata, Katsuhiko.microcasting
Cambium
phloem
Vessel
xylem structure and function
22-14July 31st
5:15 pm
312/Bell Memorial UnionDifferences in the microfibril angle of libriform fibers and fiber tracheids in 15 species of Acer
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PaperMeyer, Robert W., Vazquez-Cooz, Iris A..Acer
Chaetomium globosum
fiber tracheid
libriform fiber
maple
microfibril angle
soft-rot cavity
Monday, July 31st
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm · Art Gallery/Bell Memorial Union
Meeting: Developmental and Structural Section Mixer and Business Meeting
Presiding: Larry Hufford, Washington State University
July 31st
5:30 pm
Art Gallery/Bell Memorial UnionDevelopmental and Structural Section Mixer and Business Meeting
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Tuesday, August 1st

Tuesday, August 1st
8:30 am to 11:45 am · 312/Bell Memorial Union
Session 39: Contributed Papers: Student papers-reproduction, vascular system, evo-devo
Presiding: Lara Strittmatter, Miami University; B Choat, University of California, Davis
39-1August 1st
8:30 am
312/Bell Memorial UnionHeterochrony and its role in sex determination of cryptically dioecious Consolea  (Cactaceae) staminate flowers
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PaperStrittmatter, Lara, Negrón-Ortiz, Vivian, Hickey, R. James.Heterochrony
cryptic dioecy
Cactaceae
Floral development
sex determination
39-3August 1st
9:00 am
312/Bell Memorial UnionWater stress tolerance among shrubs in three arid plant communities of southern California
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PaperJacobsen, Anna L., Pratt, R. Brandon, Davis, Stephen D., Ewers, Frank W..water stress
water potential
xylem structure and function
California
arid shrublands
39-4August 1st
9:15 am
312/Bell Memorial UnionDecay features of xylem on the cankerous tree of tropical wood species
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PaperErwin, , Hwang, Won-Joung, Takemoto, S, Itoh, Takao, Imamura, Yuji.Canker
Xylem decay
Fungal hyphae
Tropical wood species
August 1st
9:30 am
312/Bell Memorial UnionDiscussion
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August 1st
9:45 am
312/Bell Memorial UnionBreak
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39-5August 1st
10:15 am
312/Bell Memorial UnionLeaf venation and the relationship between form and function in Dioscorea
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PaperWalls, Ramona, Geeta, R.leaf anatomy
leaf function
venation
evolution
39-7August 1st
10:45 am
312/Bell Memorial UnionPhylogenetic analysis of the “ECE ” (CYC/TB1) clade reveals duplications predating the core eudicots
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PaperHowarth, Dianella G., Donoghue, Michael J..gene expression
TCP
CYCLOIDEA
Floral symmetry
gene duplication
39-8August 1st
11:00 am
312/Bell Memorial UnionThe role of pit membranes in the movement of Xylella fastidiosa in grape vines
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PaperChoat, B, Chatelet, D.S., Sun, Q., Rost, Thomas, Matthews, M.A..Xylella fastidiosa 
pit membranes
grapevine
39-9August 1st
11:15 am
312/Bell Memorial UnionEffects of simulated herbivory on tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) leaf trichomes
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PaperOney, Matthew, Bingham, Robin, Gravis, Curtis, Stark, Patrick.trichome
Lycopersicon esculentum
induced
August 1st
11:30 am
312/Bell Memorial UnionDiscussion
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Tuesday, August 1st
12:30 pm to 2:00 pm · Auditorium/Bell Memorial Union
Session 48: Contributed Posters: Developmental and Structural Posters
Presiding: Unknown,
48-18August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionEricoid Leaf Anatomy of 15 South African Erica L. Species
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Poster: Developmental and Structural SectionSchuster, Tanja M., Kron, Kathleen A..Erica
leaf anatomy
SEM
stomata
Systematics
48-19August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionGelatinous fibers cause coiling in redvine tendrils
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Poster: Developmental and Structural SectionMeloche, Christopher G., Vaughn, Kevin C..tendril
gelatinous fiber
immunogold labeling
48-20August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionSystematic importance of orbicule diversity in Oxalis sps.
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Poster: Developmental and Structural SectionRosenfeldt, Sonia, Galati, Beatriz Gloria.Oxalis
orbicules
Ubisch bodies
Taxonomy
48-21August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionOrbicules morphology in Angiosperms: an approach to their classification
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Poster: Developmental and Structural SectionGalati, Beatriz Gloria, Rosenfeldt, Sonia, Strittmatter, Lara, Lovisolo, Marcelo, Gotelli, Marina María.orbicules
Ubisch bodies
Morphology
angiosperms
48-22August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionInitiation of the Floral Organs of Melocactus intortus
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Poster: Developmental and Structural SectionArmaiz, Gustavo, Peña, Jose, Ross, Robert.initiation
ontogeny
flower
Melocactus
Cactaceae
48-23August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionThe genesis of leaves in the Apiaceae family
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Poster: Developmental and Structural SectionNaumov, Sergey Yu..leaves morphogenesis
Apiaceae
Hydrocotyloideae
Apioideae
Saniculoideae
heterophylli
48-26August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionEffects of light level on wide-band tracheid initiation and development in leaf tissue cultures of Anacampseros rufescens (Portulacaceae)
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Poster: Developmental and Structural SectionLandrum, Vic, Alderfer, Ashley.wide-band tracheid
succulent
Anacampseros
Portulacaceae
48-28August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionInsideWood: a web resource for wood anatomy
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Poster: Developmental and Structural SectionRodgers, S.L., Wheeler, E.A., Barlett, Jeff, Brown, K.R..wood anatomy
IAWA
identification
Fossil Angiosperm

Wednesday, August 2nd

Wednesday, August 2nd
8:00 am to 12:00 pm · 303/Bell Memorial Union
Session 65: Contributed Papers: Biomechanics, growth, roots, flowers
Presiding: Merran L. Matthews, Universität Zürich
65-1August 2nd
8:00 am
303/Bell Memorial UnionLoss of Stability: a New Model for Turgor-driven Cell Wall Extension Growth
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PaperLintilhac, Philip, Wei, Chunfang.cell expansion
Chara
65-2August 2nd
8:15 am
303/Bell Memorial UnionLignin Composition, Mechanical Properties, Conductivity and Response to Wind of F5H Transgenic Poplars
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PaperKoehler, Lothar, Ewers, Frank W., Telewski, Frank W..biomechanics
syringyl
guaiacyl
embolism
F5H
65-3August 2nd
8:30 am
303/Bell Memorial UnionCell wall degradation during leaf perforation development in lace plant
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PaperGunawardena, Arunika H.L.A.N., Greenwood, John S., Dengler, Nancy G..programmed cell death
cell wall
Aponogeton madagascariensis
pectin
suberin
65-4August 2nd
8:45 am
303/Bell Memorial UnionEffects of Clipping and Shadeing on Shoot Growth in Eleocharis cellulosa Torr. (Cyperaceae)
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PaperLee, David, Edwards, Adrienne, Philippi, Tom, Richards, Jennifer.shoot
growth
shade treatments
plasticity
macrophyte
65-5August 2nd
9:00 am
303/Bell Memorial UnionGrowth enhancement of rye intercropped with legumes
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PaperMikesell, Jan.beans
intercropping
mixed stands
rye
65-6August 2nd
9:15 am
303/Bell Memorial UnionAn architectural model of morphology for Eleocharis (Cyperaceae): Theme and variations
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PaperRichards, Jennifer, Baksh, Shanaz.Morphology
southern Florida
Eleocharis
architecture
stolon
sedge
Cyperaceae
clonal growth
August 2nd
9:30 am
303/Bell Memorial UnionDiscussion
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August 2nd
9:45 am
303/Bell Memorial UnionBreak
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65-7August 2nd
10:15 am
303/Bell Memorial UnionFascicles and filamentous structures: comparative ontogeny of morphological novelties in Triuridaceae
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PaperRudall, Paula, J., Cunniff, Jennifer, Box, Mathew S., Strange, Amy, Bateman, Richard M.Floral ontogeny
mycoheterotrophy
morphological novelties
flower-inflorescence boundary
fascicles
65-8August 2nd
10:30 am
303/Bell Memorial UnionThe effect of interspecific hybridization and chromosome doubling on spore morphology, orbicule typology, sporangial wall ornamentation and velum coverage in Isoetes
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PaperBray, Rebecca D, Alarid, Khalid M.Isoëtes
hybrids
allopolyploid
65-9August 2nd
10:45 am
303/Bell Memorial UnionThe production and release of living root cap border cells is a function of root apical meristem type in dicotyledonous angiosperm plants
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PaperHamamoto, Lesley, Hawes, Martha, Rost, Thomas.root apical meristem
root cap
border cells
65-10August 2nd
11:00 am
303/Bell Memorial UnionMulticellular secretory trichome development on perennial and annual soybean gynoecia
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PaperHealy, Rosaria, Palmer, Reid G., Horner, Harry T..gynoecia
secretion
Glycine
trichome
65-11August 2nd
11:15 am
303/Bell Memorial UnionComparative floral morphology and anatomy of Anacardiaceae and Burseraceae, with a special focus on the evolution of gynoecium and ovule
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PaperBachelier, Julien B., Endress, Peter K..Anacardiaceae
Burseraceae
Comparative floral morphology
gynoecium
ovule appendages
65-12August 2nd
11:30 am
303/Bell Memorial UnionMalpighiales: comparative floral structure of Chrysobalanaceae s.l. and other supported clades
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PaperMatthews, Merran L., Endress, Peter K..Malpighiales
comparative floral morphology
Chrysobalanaceae
rosids
androecium
gynoecium
ovules
mucilage cells
monosymmetry
August 2nd
11:45 am
303/Bell Memorial UnionDiscussion
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Wednesday, August 2nd
11:00 am to 12:00 pm · 312/Bell Memorial Union
Session 72: Contributed Papers: Chalk Talks 1 (Drop-in 5-10 minute talks without PowerPoint)
Presiding: Bruce K. Kirchoff, University of North Carolina Greensboro
72-1August 2nd
11:00 am
312/Bell Memorial UnionInformal Talks and Discussion
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Wednesday, August 2nd
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm · 312/Bell Memorial Union
Session 76: Contributed Papers: Chalk Talks 2 (Drop-in 5-10 minute talks without PowerPoint)
Presiding: Larry Hufford, Washington State University
76-1August 2nd
3:30 pm
312/Bell Memorial UnionInformal Talks and Discussion
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