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Ch23 Seed Plants II: Angiosperms (Monocots (Commelinoid Monocots (Arecales…
Ch23 Seed Plants II: Angiosperms
Changing Concepts about Early Angiosperms
Wind Pollinated Trees
Were once subclass Hamamelidae
After studying the wood= :forbidden: Relictual
Vessels, fibers, + abundant parenchyma not found in gymnospersm
Ranalean Flower
Magnolia-type flowers are relictual
Generalized
Has all parts
Sepals, petals, stamens, carpels
monophyletic group
Classification of Flowering Plants
two lines of evolution
Eudicots
Monocots
Basal Angiosperms
different DNA sequences
had separated from other angiosperms early
Basal Angiosperms
Ancestors reproductively isolated early
Before angiosperm traits originated
Do not look primitive
Thanks to evolution
Families/ Groups
Water Lilies
Amborella Trichopoda
only individual in clade
Changed a lot (not static)
Cannot represent earliest angiosperms
Monocots
Commelinoid Monocots
Arecales
Palm Trees
3500 Species
singular trunk
1m to 1cm wide
Flowers
seldom seen
Poales
Oats, Rye, Corn, rice, bamboo
Wind pollinated
Zingiberales
common house plants
Maranta, Calathea
Large showy flowers
Pollinated by insects, bats, birds
Originated 120 million yrs ago
Alismatales
Aquatic Herbs
Found in swamps
Partly/ or totally submerged
No Transpiration
Flowers are large/ showy
3 sepals/3 petals
Liliales
11 families 1300 species
spots or lines on petals
Asparagales
Septa
carpels fuse side by side, at base
Septal Nectaries
Open areas secrete nectar
Orchidaceae
Largest family
Dioscoreales
1 family
Yams
Eudicots
Basal Eudicots
Caryophyllales
Cacti, Iceplant, spinach, beets
Flowers contain Betalains
water-soluble pigment
No petals/modifies sepals
no wood, or unusual anomalous wood
Santalales
Parasites
Sandalwood + Mistletoe
Asterid Clade
Sunflowers, periwinkle, petunia
3 basic features
Sympetalous flowers
petals fuse together in a tube
only few stamen
Stamens alternate with petals
Lack Specialized Chemicals
Greatest number of species (60,000)
Important medically
Rosid Clade
Very diverse in biology, ecology, body, chemistry
Two large clades
Fabids
Malvids
None have highly relictual feature
Monocots Vs Eudicot