David W. Taylor – författare

This volume brings together the work of a group of experts to provide a current understanding of research into the origin, early evolution and basal phylogeny of the flowering plants. Of particular importance are the survey of the botanical aspects of angiosperm origin and early evolution, and coverage of current research directions. The book is organized in three sections: outgroup structure; basal angiosperm structure and evolution; and angiosperm phylogeny and systematics.

Hickey and David Winship Taylor Chapter Evidencefor and Implications of an Herbaceous Origin for Angiosperms 232 David Winship Taylor and Leo Z Hickey Chapter Comparison of Alternative Hypotheses for the Origin of the Angiosperms 267 Henry Loconte 10.