Clusia

Section I Background 1 Historical RecollectionsUlrich Lüttge 1.1 Namesakes: Carolus Clusius and Clusia 1.2 Alexander von Humboldt: The First Ecophysiological Studies of Clusia 1.3 The Discovery of Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM) in Clusia References Section II Phylogeny, Diversity and Ecology IntroductionUlrich Lüttge References 2 Morphology, Anatomy, Life Forms and Hydraulic ArchitectureUlrich Lüttge and Heitor Monteiro Duarte 2.1 Hundreds of Species of One Morphotype 2.2 Leaf Anatomy 2.3 Life Forms 2.4 Hydraulic Architecture References 3 Biogeographic Features of Clusia, with Emphasis on South American and Especially Brazilian SpeciesDorothy Sue Dunn de Araujo and Fabio Rubio Scarano 3.1 Introduction 3.2 The Survey 3.3 Patterns 3.4 Discussion 3.4.1 Why Are There So Many Species? 3.4.2 Why Are They Distributed the Way They Are? 3.4.3 Have They Always Occupied Their Current Distribution Patterns? 3.4.4 How Are These Biogeographic Patterns Affected by Man? References 4 Clusia as Nurse PlantAndré Tavares Corrêa Dias and Fabio Rubio Scarano 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Restinga de Jurubatiba: Phytosociology 4.3 Evidences for Nurse Plant Effects 4.3.1 Association, Coexistence and Facilitation 4.3.2 Gender and Ontogenetic Variation 4.3.3 Structural Equation Modelling (SEM): Mechanisms Behind the Nursing Effect 4.4 Conclusions References 5 Reproductive BiologyRodrigo Lemes Martins, T
nia Wendt, Rogério Margis, and Fabio Rubio Scarano 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Main Reproductive Features 5.2.1 Dioecy 5.2.2Resin 5.2.3 Automimetism and Mistake Pollination 5.2.4 Asexual Reproduction: Agamospermy and Vegetative Propagation 5.3 The Case of Clusia hilariana 5.3.1 Automimicry in Clusia hilariana 5.3.2 Effects of Population Spatial Distribution in Fruit Set 5.3.3 The Effects of Local Vegetation Cover on Fruit Set 5.3.4 Population Genetics 5.3.5 Clusia hilariana: A Synthesis of Ongoing Studies 5.4 Final Remarks References 6 Diversity, Phylogeny and Classification of ClusiaMats H. G.