SYSTEMATIC STUDIES IN THE IRIARTEINAE (PALMAE; ARECOIDEAE; IRIARTEEAE).
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Title
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SYSTEMATIC STUDIES IN THE IRIARTEINAE (PALMAE; ARECOIDEAE; IRIARTEEAE).
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Identifier
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AAI8801718
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identifier
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8801718
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Creator
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HENDERSON, ANDREW JAMES.
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Contributor
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Ghillean Prance
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Date
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1987
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Biology, General
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Abstract
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A systematic revision of four genera of neotropical palms is given. These genera, Dictyocaryum, Iriartea, Iriartella and Socratea make up the sub-tribe Iriarteinae. Generic and specific boundaries in this group have never previously been clarified. In Dictyocaryum three species are recognized in the present work, and four names reduced to synonymy; in Iriartea one species is recognized and six names synonymized; in Iriartella two species recognized and three names synonymized; and in Socratea five species recognized and nine names synonymized. Complete nomenclature, keys to genera and species, descriptions, illustrations, and distribution maps are given. This systematic treatment is based on morphological and anatomical criteria. Complete descriptions and illustrations of morphology, pollen morphology, and anatomy are given. A section of the study also concerns phylogeny and biogeography of the group. Cladograms of the genera are given, and these used, together with the fossil record, to hypothesize on the historical biogeography of the group. Finally, observations on ecology of the four genera are recorded. These include overviews of ecological biogeography, reproductive biology, and interactions between the palms and other organisms.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Biology
