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Phylogeny and classification of the orchid family

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1. Introduction 2. Structure and other evidence of relationship 3. Orchid phylogeny 4. Orchids with two or three fertile anthers 5. Primitive orchids with a single fertile anther 6. Lady's tresses and relatives, the subfamily Spiranthoideae 7. Orchis and its allies, the subfamily Orchidoideae 8. The advanced Epidendroideae, general discussion and phylogeny 9. The cormous or cymbidioid phylad 10. The reed-stem or epidendroid phylad 11. Misfits, parallelisms, and miscellaneous problems 12. Classification and phylogenetic analysis Glossary Appendices Literature cited Index.

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1. Introduction 2. Structure and other evidence of relationship 3. Orchid phylogeny 4. Orchids with two or three fertile anthers 5. Primitive orchids with a single fertile anther 6. Lady's tresses and relatives, the subfamily Spiranthoideae 7. Orchis and its allies, the subfamily Orchidoideae 8. The advanced Epidendroideae, general discussion and phylogeny 9. The cormous or cymbidioid phylad 10. The reed-stem or epidendroid phylad 11. Misfits, parallelisms, and miscellaneous problems 12. Classification and phylogenetic analysis Glossary Appendices Literature cited Index.

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1. Introduction 2. Structure and other evidence of relationship 3. Orchid phylogeny 4. Orchids with two or three fertile anthers 5. Primitive orchids with a single fertile anther 6. Lady's tresses and relatives, the subfamily Spiranthoideae 7. Orchis and its allies, the subfamily Orchidoideae 8. The advanced Epidendroideae, general discussion and phylogeny 9. The cormous or cymbidioid phylad 10. The reed-stem or epidendroid phylad 11. Misfits, parallelisms, and miscellaneous problems 12. Classification and phylogenetic analysis Glossary Appendices Literature cited Index.

Key concepts: Phylogenetics, Genealogy, Evolutionary biology, Biology, Geography, History, Genetics, Gene

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