Eggli, U. & Gouda 2020 (Book) Succulents

BROMELIACEAE

Author(s):—U. Eggli & E.J. Gouda in Eggli, U. & Nyffeler, R. (eds.) Monocotyledons - Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants

Publication:—Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg (2020). — DOI

Abstract:—A diagnostic description of the family is given with special emphasis on the occurrence of succulence. This is followed by information on the ordinal placement, a selection of important literature, and information on the geographical distribution. A short discussion of the family’s position in the angiosperm phylogeny is supplemented by a summary of its past and present classification in a phylogenetic context. The succulent features present amongst the species of the family are shortly summarized, as is its general economical importance. Finally, a dichotomous key to the genera with succulent species is given.

Pages: 835–847