The significance of life-form characters for systematics,with special reference to the familyCampanulaceae
Authors:
Tatjana V. Shulkina
Affiliation:
(1) Komarov Botanical Institute, Popov street. 2, 197022 Leningrad, USSR
Abstract:
The biomorphological radiation of theCampanulaceae is outlined. Certain aspects of ontogeny and life-form are specific and constant for the tribes and genera of the family, and for the sections, subsections and series ofCampanula. Therefore, a certain correlation exists between the biomorphological characters and the reproductive structures underlying the taxonomic system.