Partridge- berry (Mitchella repens), Rubiaceae

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Achlorophyllous plants 1
4. Bartram, John (1699–1777) and William (1739–1823) 6
5. Cardabelle (Carlina acanthifolia), Asteraceae 20
6. Darwin’s orchid (Angraecum sesquipedale), Orchidaceae 36
7. Edible flowers 52
8. Fig flowers (Ficus spp.), Moraceae 55
9. Gallé, Émile (1846–1904) 60
10. Haustorium 63
11. Inflorescence 72
12. Jack- in- the- pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum), Araceae 73
13. Kalm, Peter (1715– 1779) 77
14. Lilies (Lilium spp.), Liliaceae 79
15. Marcgraviaceae (shingle plant family) 84
16. Napoleon and violets: A love story 94
17. O’Keeffe, Georgia (1887–1986) 95
18. Partridge- berry (Mitchella repens), Rubiaceae 101
19. Qualea spp., Vochysiaceae 118
20. Resupinate 121
21. Saffron (Crocus sativus), Iridaceae 127
22. Thigmotaxis 147
23. Ultraviolet patterns on flowers 155
24. Van Gogh, Vincent (1853–1890) 161
25. Wilson, Ernest Henry (1876–1930) 165
26. Xerophytes 172
27. Yesterday, today, and tomorrow (Brunfelsia pauciflora), Solanaceae 174
28. Zingiber, Zingiberaceae 178
29. Acknowledgments 183
30. Selected References 185