Tracheophyte phylogeny poster - Vascular plants: systematics and characteristics

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1 Institute of Biology – Structural and Functional Plant Diversity, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
2 Institute of Biology – Plant Morphology and Systematics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
DOI
10.7287/peerj.preprints.2614v3
Published
Accepted
Subject Areas
Biodiversity, Evolutionary Studies, Plant Science, Taxonomy, Science and Medical Education
Keywords
Plant systematics, Botany, Evolution, Plant classification, Systematic botany, Lycophytes, Ferns, Gymnosperms, Phylogeny, Plants
Copyright
© 2019 Cole et al.
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Cole TCH, Bachelier JB, Hilger HH. 2019. Tracheophyte phylogeny poster - Vascular plants: systematics and characteristics. PeerJ Preprints 7:e2614v3

Abstract

The "Tracheophyte Phylogeny Poster – Vascular Plants: Systematics and Characteristics" is an educational poster presenting an overview of the evolutionary relationships among vascular plants based on broad consensus as of late 2018. The phylogenetic tree depicts the 3 orders of lycophytes, 11 orders of monilophytes (ferns), and 5 orders (with 12 families) of gymnosperms, listing the main apomorphies and plesiomorphies as well as diagnostic and nondiagnostic anatomical, morphological, and phytochemical features also for higher ranks within the tree. The intuitive color-coding facilitates memorization and teaching. Translations of the poster by internationally renown botanists are now available in 12 languages (all available on ResearchGate). This is part of a series of educational posters on the phylogeny of land plants: Poster 1: Angiosperms Poster 2: Tracheophytes: Lycophytes, Ferns, Gymnosperms Poster 3: Bryophytes: Liverworts, Mosses, Hornworts

Author Comment

Version 2018 - updated and improved. Now with Cupressales.

Supplemental Information

Tracheophyte Phylogeny Poster

This educational poster presents an overview of the evolutionary relationships among vascular plants based on broad consensus as of late 2018. The phylogenetic tree depicts the 3 orders of lycophytes, 11 orders of monilophytes (ferns), and 5 orders (with 12 families) of gymnosperms, listing the main apomorphies and plesiomorphies as well as diagnostic and nondiagnostic anatomical, morphological, and phytochemical features also for higher ranks within the tree. The intuitive color-coding facilitates memorization and teaching. Translations of the poster by internationally renown botanists are now available in 12 languages (all available on ResearchGate). This is part of a series of educational posters on the phylogeny of land plants: Poster 1: Angiosperms Poster 2: Tracheophytes: Lycophytes, Ferns, Gymnosperms Poster 3: Bryophytes: Liverworts, Mosses, Hornworts

DOI: 10.7287/peerj.preprints.2614v3/supp-1