Phylogeny and aspects of reproductive biology of aridarum (Schismatoglottideae: Araceae)

Aridarum Ridl., a genus of wholly rheophytes, is traditionally defined by its petiolar sheathextended intoafree ligularportion,notconstricted spathe, truncatestamenswithan excavated (not always) top and a pair of horn thecae, and infructescence with a cluster of berries subtended by obconic persiste...

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Main Author:	Shook Ling, Low
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	Q Science (General) SB Plant culture
Online Access:	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10933/1/Low%20Shook.pdf
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spelling	my-unimas-ir.109332023-08-01T07:34:04Z Phylogeny and aspects of reproductive biology of aridarum (Schismatoglottideae: Araceae) 2015 Shook Ling, Low Q Science (General) SB Plant culture Aridarum Ridl., a genus of wholly rheophytes, is traditionally defined by its petiolar sheathextended intoafree ligularportion,notconstricted spathe, truncatestamenswithan excavated (not always) top and a pair of horn thecae, and infructescence with a cluster of berries subtended by obconic persistent lower spathe. Aridarum is further divided into two sections, sect. Aridarum and sect. Caulescentia based on primarily the position of the thecae horns. Recent discoveries of 16 novel species resulted in 400% increase in species number for the genus, making it to 25 published species. Therefore, this study was carried out to: (1) investigate the phylogenetic signals among Aridarum species; (2) examine the flowering behavior and its related floral microstructures of several selected Aridarum species; (3) determine the pollination strategies of A. nicolsonii Bogner, A. caulescens M.Hotta and A. velutandrum S.Y.Wong, S.L.Low & P.C.Boyce in its natural habitat; (4) link the floral traits of several selected Aridarum species to its pollination strategies. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2015 Thesis http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10933/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10933/1/Low%20Shook.pdf text en validuser phd doctoral Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) Faculty of Resources Science and Technology
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description	Aridarum Ridl., a genus of wholly rheophytes, is traditionally defined by its petiolar sheathextended intoafree ligularportion,notconstricted spathe, truncatestamenswithan excavated (not always) top and a pair of horn thecae, and infructescence with a cluster of berries subtended by obconic persistent lower spathe. Aridarum is further divided into two sections, sect. Aridarum and sect. Caulescentia based on primarily the position of the thecae horns. Recent discoveries of 16 novel species resulted in 400% increase in species number for the genus, making it to 25 published species. Therefore, this study was carried out to: (1) investigate the phylogenetic signals among Aridarum species; (2) examine the flowering behavior and its related floral microstructures of several selected Aridarum species; (3) determine the pollination strategies of A. nicolsonii Bogner, A. caulescens M.Hotta and A. velutandrum S.Y.Wong, S.L.Low & P.C.Boyce in its natural habitat; (4) link the floral traits of several selected Aridarum species to its pollination strategies.
format	Thesis
qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
qualification_level	Doctorate
author	Shook Ling, Low
author_facet	Shook Ling, Low
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title	Phylogeny and aspects of reproductive biology of aridarum (Schismatoglottideae: Araceae)
title_short	Phylogeny and aspects of reproductive biology of aridarum (Schismatoglottideae: Araceae)
title_full	Phylogeny and aspects of reproductive biology of aridarum (Schismatoglottideae: Araceae)
title_fullStr	Phylogeny and aspects of reproductive biology of aridarum (Schismatoglottideae: Araceae)
title_full_unstemmed	Phylogeny and aspects of reproductive biology of aridarum (Schismatoglottideae: Araceae)
title_sort	phylogeny and aspects of reproductive biology of aridarum (schismatoglottideae: araceae)
granting_institution	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS)
granting_department	Faculty of Resources Science and Technology
publishDate	2015
url	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10933/1/Low%20Shook.pdf
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Phylogeny and aspects of reproductive biology of aridarum (Schismatoglottideae: Araceae)

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