The Art of Plant Evolution
Distributed for Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Foreword—Sir Ghillean Prance
Preface—Shirley Sherwood
Introduction
Art meets science
Natural selection and the origin of species
Plant evolutionary relationships and natural classification
How do we know about plant evolutionary relationships?
Evidence from fossils
How do we know about plant evolutionary relationships?
Evidence from DNA sequence data
Co-evolution between plants and animals
The current classification of major groups of plants
The Paintings
Taxonomic arrangement of the paintings
Fungi and plants without seeds
Fungi
Algae
Mosses
Monilophytes
Gymnosperms
Basal angiosperms
Minor groups
Monocots
Early diverging eudicots
Core eudicots
Minor groups
Rosids
More minor groups
Asterids
Select Bibliography
Glossary
Acknowledgements
Index"A celebration of the marriage of plant evolution and art. Eighty-four artists depict in 136 paintings the botanical relationships between plant forms as identified by the most recent research, such as DNA sequencing. In the introduction, distinguished botanist W. John Kress analyzes these evolutionary relationships and the current classification of major plant groups. Art expert Shirley Sherwood describes the backgrounds of individual artists and the significance of each beautiful painting."
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