Principal pollen characters, of the Cape floristic Regions ten richest families, which are phylogenetically useful at higher taxonomic levels (including aperture type, exine structure, pollen-unit, polarity, symmetry, shape), and their evolutionary trends are examined. Monocotyledons differ from eu-dicotyledons (and eu-dicots from basal-dicots) in their aperture number and form, and exine structure and are discussed in relation to their pollination syndrome aswell as their evolutionary trends. We also discuss the possibilities of creating a taxonomic key at species level, if not only for use at the vegetation-type scale for paleobotanists aswell as honey farmers.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uct/oai:localhost:11427/23943 |
Date | 01 February 2017 |
Creators | Ingram, Steven |
Publisher | University of Cape Town, Faculty of Science, Department of Biological Sciences |
Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Bachelor Thesis, Honours, BSc (Hons) |
Format | application/pdf |
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