Druckansicht der Internetadresse:

Faculty for Biology, Chemistry, and Earth Sciences

Department of Plant Systematics: Angiosperm Working Group - Prof. Dr. Sigrid Liede-Schumann

print page

1. Systematics of Apocynaceae - Asclepiadoideae

The family Apocynaceae s.l. consists of currently 374 genera and ca. 3500 species, distributed throughout the tropics and subtropics. It is presently subdivided into five subfamilies. Subfamily Asclepiadoideae with ca. 250 genera and more than 2000 species is well characterized by the possession of polliaria. Our research is focussing on delimitation of monophyletic units on tribal, subtribal and generic level using molecular and classical tools. On this base, we study the morphological characters in an evolutionary context and try to identify causes for the surprising homoiologies between phylogenetically distant groups. Furthermore, we take a particular effort to record and document biodiversity in the family by contributing to Flora Projects around the world.

Active Projects (with main focus on this field)

APOPOLAPOPOL - Pollinators of Apocynaceae s.str.
Sigrid Liede-Schumann, Ulrich Meve
ASCHROMASCHROM - Chromosome numbers in Periplocoideae, Secamonoideae and Asclepiadoideae
Ulrich Meve
ASCLEPOLASCLEPOL - Pollinators of Periplocoideae, Secamonoideae and Asclepiadoideae
Sigrid Liede-Schumann, Ulrich Meve
CynanchinaeCynanchinae in Africa
Sigrid Liede-Schumann
DELTA: genera AsclepiadoideaeGenera of Asclepiadoideae, Secamoinoideae and Periplocoideae (Apocynaceae)
Sigrid Liede-Schumann, Ulrich Meve

Completed Projects (with main focus on this field)

Hooker's AsclepiadsHooker's Asclepiads
Sigrid Liede-Schumann, Ulrich Meve

Completed Projects (with partial focus on this field)

DFG Li 496/17Reproduktionsbiologie im Unterwuchs eines Bergregenwaldes in Südecuador - Generalistische und spezialisierte Bestäubungsstrategien
Ulf Soltau, Sigrid Liede-Schumann
Youtube-KanalKontakt aufnehmen
This site makes use of cookies More information