Dissertation Research: Systematics of the Vochysiaceae: Small Family, Big Questions

本研究通过DNA序列数据的分子分析来建立热带植物科植物间的进化关系。系统发育关系将利用叶绿体rbcL和ndhL序列重建，扫描电子显微镜将用于检查某些性状（例如雄蕊）的发育进化。该植物科因其局部分布和间断分布而值得研究。本研究的意义之一在于阐明该科植物的花型发育演化、传粉生物学和生物地理分布。

9520713 Mori This research involves molecular analysis of DNA sequence data to establish evolutionary relationships among members of the tropical plant family Vochysiaceae. Phylogenetic relationships will be reconstructed using chloroplast rbcL and ndhL sequences and scanning electron microscopy will be used to examine the developmental evolution of certain characters (for example, stamens). This plant family is worthy of study because of its topical and disjunct distribution. The significance of the research is one of elucidating the developmental evolution of floral patterns, pollination biology and the biogeographic distribution of members of this family.