The Maple Society OSI is proud to present a lecture by Dr P. C. de Jong: The Evolution of the Reproductive Organs of Maples; Analyses of Morphology and Flowering in Light of the Phylogeny of the Genus. This lecture, originally presented in 2008, considers both the evolution of maple flowers and fruit and the often conflicting ramifications of molecular studies of Acer, following the author's seminal 2002 classification. It has been reformatted and contains minor changes in order that the slides stand alone more clearly. Additionally a limited glossary was added in order to address a wider public. Dr. de Jong, of the Von Gimborn Arboretum, Doorn, The Netherlands, was curator of the Dutch national Acer collection, co-author of Maples of the World, author of many influential botanical works, and is widely considered the world's leading authority of the genus Acer. Check out the lecture at Open Science at the Maple Society | The Maple Society
Otherwise known as: Everything you've ever wanted to know about the evolution of (Maple) sex, but were afraid to ask! :)
