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Monday, June 26th

Monday, June 26th, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm · Exhibit Hall/Omni Hotel
Session P: Contributed Posters: Anatomy and Morphology
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PAM001June 26th 5:30 pmExhibit Hall/Omni HotelCampus plants'leaves Stomata survey
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Poster: Anatomy and MorphologyPALE, FATIMATA.
PAM002June 26th 5:30 pmExhibit Hall/Omni HotelComparative floral development of Oreocarya crassipes (Boraginaceae), a heterostylous species
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Poster: Anatomy and MorphologyHutcheson, Holly; Cohen, Jim.Boraginaceae
Heterostyly
Floral development
Oreocarya
breeding system
PAM003June 26th 5:30 pmExhibit Hall/Omni HotelEvolution of Vascular Cambial Variants in Paullinia (Sapindaceae)
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Poster: Anatomy and MorphologyChery, Joyce; Specht, Chelsea.Paullinieae
paullinia
vascular cambial variants
wood anatomy
PAM004June 26th 5:30 pmExhibit Hall/Omni HotelEarly Inflorescence Development in Allium: Its Umbel-ievablly
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Poster: Anatomy and MorphologyMartinez-Gomez, Jesus; Specht, Chelsea.Evo-devo
Phyllotaxy
Inflorescence Architecture
PAM005June 26th 5:30 pmExhibit Hall/Omni HotelFoliar epidermal micromorphology of representatives of Olyra and related genera in Olyrinae (Olyreae, Bambusoideae, Poaceae)
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Poster: Anatomy and MorphologyLima, Jamile Fernandes; Leite, Kelly Regina Batista; Clark, Lynn; Oliveira, Reyjane Patricia de.herbaceous bamboos
papillae
prickle hairs
microhairs
PAM006June 26th 5:30 pmExhibit Hall/Omni HotelEvolution of leaflet shape in endemic Oxalis sect. Alpinae: an integrative approach using phylogeny and geometric morphometrics
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Poster: Anatomy and MorphologyMorello, Santiago; Sassone, Agostina; Lopez, Alicia.Oxalis
Patagonia
geometric-morphometrics
leaflets
PAM007June 26th 5:30 pmExhibit Hall/Omni HotelStudies of the growth pattern, anatomy, ultrastructure, and nectar composition of the petal spur of Centranthus ruber (Valerianaceae)
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Poster: Anatomy and MorphologyMACK, JAIMIE-LEE K.; DAVIS, ARTHUR RALPH.Centranthus
cellular growth
nectar
spur
trichomes
PAM008June 26th 5:30 pmExhibit Hall/Omni HotelAnatomy of reversal: evolution of fruit type in Datureae (Solanaceae)
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Poster: Anatomy and MorphologyDupin, Julia; Smith, Stacey.Datureae
Solanaceae
Fruit
capsules
PAM009June 26th 5:30 pmExhibit Hall/Omni HotelComparative structure and function of the extrafloral nectaries on stipules of Vicia faba L. (Fabaceae) cultivars
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Poster: Anatomy and MorphologyWIENS, Daniel J.; DAVIS, ARTHUR RALPH.cultivar
extrafloral nectary
nectar characteristics
stipule
Trichome
Vicia faba
Monday, June 26th, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm · Exhibit Hall/Omni Hotel
Session P: Contributed Posters: Evolutionary Developmental Biology (Evo-Devo)
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PEV001June 26th 5:30 pmExhibit Hall/Omni HotelTranscriptomes analysis of independently derived fleshy fruit in Solanaceae
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Poster: Evolutionary Developmental Biology (Evo-Devo)Maheepala, Dinusha; Rajewski, Alex; Henry, Ashley; Elkins, Kevan; Litt, Amy.evodevo
transcriptomes
Fruit
Solanaceae
PEV002June 26th 5:30 pmExhibit Hall/Omni HotelFRUITFULL genes underwent a change in function correlated with the evolution of fleshy fruit
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Poster: Evolutionary Developmental Biology (Evo-Devo)Maheepala, Dinusha; Macon, Jenna; Herrera, Victor; Litt, Amy.Fruit
evodevo
Solanaceae
CRISPR/Cas9
transcriptomes
FRUITFULL
FUL1
FUL2
MBP10
MBP20
PEV003June 26th 5:30 pmExhibit Hall/Omni HotelEffect of silencing CYC2-like genes on floral development in Solanum lycopersicum L. and Nicotiana obtusifolia M.Martens & Galeotti (Solanaceae)
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Poster: Evolutionary Developmental Biology (Evo-Devo)Kim, Joon; Zhang, Jingbo; Khojayori, Farah; Zhang, Wenheng.Solanum lycopersicum
Solanaceae
TCP genes
Nicotiana obtusifolia
Tobacco Rattle Virus
TRV
Virus-induced gene silencing
VIGS
actinomorphy
Reverse genetics
pollen germination
CYC2-like genes
Cycloidea
PEV004June 26th 5:30 pmExhibit Hall/Omni HotelPhylogenetics and expression of CYCLOIDEA-like genes in Goodeniaceae
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Poster: Evolutionary Developmental Biology (Evo-Devo)Han, Jiahong; Berger, Brent; ricigliano, vincent; Shepherd, Kelly; Tong, Jingjing; Thompson, Veronica; Lim, Aedric; Howarth, Dianella.Floral symmetry
CYCLOIDEA
Goodeniaceae
qPCR
gene expression

Tuesday, June 27th

Tuesday, June 27th, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm · Fort Worth Ballroom 7/Omni Hotel
Session 20: Contributed Papers: Anatomy and Morphology
Presiding: Monica Carvalho, Cornell University
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20001June 27th 8:00 amFort Worth Ballroom 7/Omni HotelLeaf hydraulic architecture of Populus and Ginkgo
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Oral PaperCarvalho, Monica; Niklas, Karl.Phloem
xylem
Structure-Function
anatomy
20002June 27th 8:15 amFort Worth Ballroom 7/Omni HotelBidirectional anatomical effects between the mistletoe Psittacanthus schiedeanus and its evergreen and deciduous hosts
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Oral PaperCocoletzi-Vázquez, Eliezer; Angeles, Guillermo; Gregorio, Glenn; Araceli, Patrón; Juan Francisco, Ornelas.parasitic plant
Phloem
plasmodesmata
haustorium
20003June 27th 8:30 amFort Worth Ballroom 7/Omni HotelFloral Anatomy and Morphology of Acalypha setosa (Euphorbiaceae)
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Oral PaperKwon, Sarah; Hayden, W. John.Acalypha
floral anatomy
staminate flower
allomorphic flower
20004June 27th 8:45 amFort Worth Ballroom 7/Omni HotelGrass Roots (Poaceae) at Work: Uncovering their Anatomy and Functional Roles
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Oral PaperCox, Monica; HORNER, HARRY T; Gallaher, Timothy; Clark, Lynn.Poaceae
anatomy
root
Monocots
20005June 27th 9:00 amFort Worth Ballroom 7/Omni HotelThe effect of light regime, climate and photosynthetic pathway on the distribution of vascular bundles in the grasses
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Oral PaperGallaher, Timothy; Klahs, Phillip; Attigala, Lakshmi; Wysocki, William; Burke, Sean; Duvall, Mel; Clark, Lynn.Poaceae
Plant Anatomy
phylogeny
C4 photosynthesis
20006June 27th 9:15 amFort Worth Ballroom 7/Omni HotelDistribution of Vegetative Branching Types in the Palms (Arecaceae)
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Oral PaperEdelman, Sara; Richards, J..
20007June 27th 9:30 amFort Worth Ballroom 7/Omni HotelComparative leaf anatomy of 10 Venezuelan Andean species of Chusquea Kunth (Poaceae: Bambusoideae)
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Oral PaperEly, Francisca; Fernández, José David; Kiyota, Sayuri; Clark, Lynn.Altitude Gradient
Cloud Forests
Paramos
Woody Bamboos
June 27th 9:45 amFort Worth Ballroom 7/Omni HotelBreak
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20009June 27th 10:15 amFort Worth Ballroom 7/Omni HotelCrystal density and size variations in leaves of two variegated and one pseudo-variegated species of Peperomia (Piperaceae)
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Oral PaperHORNER, HARRY T; YOON, HANA; MEKALA, DIVYA.crystals
leaves
Peperomia
variegation
20010June 27th 10:30 amFort Worth Ballroom 7/Omni HotelPetiole length in Boerhavia (Nyctaginaceae) approximates the Golden Ratio
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Oral PaperWilliams, Justin Kirk.Phyllotaxy
Golden Ratio
20011June 27th 10:45 amFort Worth Ballroom 7/Omni HotelFunctional Morphology, Morphological Disparity, and Heterochrony in Conifer Seed Cone Evolution
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Oral PaperLosada, Juan M; Leslie, Andrew B.gymnosperms
conifers
seed cone
heterochrony
Diversification
20012June 27th 11:00 amFort Worth Ballroom 7/Omni HotelAncient angiosperm pollen biology: conflicts between pollinator rewards, dispersal biology and germination timing?
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Oral PaperWilliams, Joseph H..Amborella
Dormancy
Early-divergent angiosperm
Life history
Pollen development
dispersal
Trithuria
Wind-pollination
20013June 27th 11:15 amFort Worth Ballroom 7/Omni HotelSpectacular receptacular nectar tubes of Pelargonium (Geraniaceae): Development, length variation, and histology
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Oral PaperTsai, Tim; Diggle, Pam; Frye, Henry; Jones, Cynthia.
20014June 27th 11:30 amFort Worth Ballroom 7/Omni HotelPolystely and Monostely Revisited
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Oral PaperSEAGO, JAMES L.Polystely
Monostely
Plant Anatomy
Tuesday, June 27th, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm · Fort Worth Ballroom 8/Omni Hotel
Session M30: Meeting: Development and Structure Mixer and Business Meeting
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June 27th 6:00 pmFort Worth Ballroom 8/Omni HotelDevelopment and Structure Mixer and Business Meeting
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Wednesday, June 28th

Wednesday, June 28th, 8:00 am to 11:00 am · Sundance 2/Omni Hotel
Session 34: Contributed Papers: Evo-Devo
Presiding: Farah Khojayori, Virginia Commonwealth University; YA MIN, Harvard University
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34001June 28th 8:00 amSundance 2/Omni HotelTranscriptome profiling of Desmos chinesis: Revealing the molecular basis of dipartite perianth evolution in the early-divergent angiosperm family Annonaceae
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Oral PaperLeung, Amy Wing-Sze; Kim, Sangtae; Lim, Boon Leong; Saunders, Richard Mark Kingsley.Transcriptomics
RNAseq
Annonaceae
Dipartite perianth evolution
gene expression
34002June 28th 8:15 amSundance 2/Omni HotelThe Aquilegia JAGGED homolog promotes proliferation of adaxial cell types in both leaves and stems
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Oral PaperMIN, YA; Kramer, Elena.Aquilegia 
cell proliferation 
flower morphogenesis 
JAGGED 
leaf morphology
polarity 
primordium initiation 
34003June 28th 8:30 amSundance 2/Omni HotelAn Integrated Approach to Exploring Floral Evolution in the Nasturtiums (Tropaeolum)
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Oral PaperSmith, Annika.Brassicales
floral evolution
ontology
34004June 28th 8:45 amSundance 2/Omni HotelInvestigating the evolution and genetic basis of jointed fruits in the Brassiceae (Brassicaceae)
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Oral PaperHALL, JOCELYN C; Carey, Shane; Mendler, Kerrin; Singh, Navjot.Fruit
RNA-Seq
34005June 28th 9:00 amSundance 2/Omni HotelEvolution and diversification of Solanaceae FRUITFULL genes
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Oral PaperMaheepala, Dinusha; Fernando Alzate, Juan; Baghaei, Arman; Emerling, Christopher A.; Le, Allen; Pabón-Mora, Natalia; Strahl, Maya; Litt, Amy.evodevo
Fruit
FRUITFULL
Solanaceae
34006June 28th 9:15 amSundance 2/Omni HotelLEAFY function in the model fern Ceratopteris richardii: reconstructing the ancestral role of a flowering meristem identity gene
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Oral PaperConway, Stephanie; Di Stilio, Veronica, S.Ceratopteris richardii
LEAFY
Ferns
meristem
leaf morphology
Evo-devo
34007June 28th 9:30 amSundance 2/Omni HotelSearching for more: Antirrhinum corolla symmetry genetic network in carpel development
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Oral PaperSengupta, Aniket; Hileman, Lena.flower symmetry
carpel
CYC
DICH
RAD
DIV
DRIF
Lamiales
Solanales
June 28th 9:45 amSundance 2/Omni HotelBreak
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34009June 28th 10:15 amSundance 2/Omni HotelCYC2-like genes elucidate floral symmetry evolution following a major biogeographic disjunction
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Oral PaperKhojayori, Farah; Zhang, Jingbo; Kramer, Elena; Davis, Charles; Zhang, Wenheng.CYCLOIDEA2
Brachylophon
Acridocarpus
Malpighiaceae
reversal to floral actinomorphy
dispersal to the Old World
floral symmetry evolution
34010June 28th 10:30 amSundance 2/Omni HotelDuplication and expression of CYCLOIDEA-like genes in Campanulaceae
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Oral PaperTong, Jingjing; Berger, Brent; Knox, Eric; Morden, C. W.; Cellinese, Nico; Pender, Richard; Howarth, Dianella.CYCLOIDEA
Floral symmetry
gene expression
Campanulaceae
gene duplication
34011June 28th 10:45 amSundance 2/Omni HotelGeometric morphometrics reveals shifts in flower shape symmetry and size following gene knockdown of CYCLOIDEA and ANTHOCYANIDIN SYNTHASE
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Oral PaperBerger, Brent; ricigliano, vincent; Savriama, Yoland; Lim, Aedric; Thompson, Veronica; Howarth, Dianella.Geometric morphometrics
Virus-induced gene silencing
CYCLOIDEA
Fedia graciliflora
Floral symmetry
ANTHOCYANIDIN SYNTHASE
Wednesday, June 28th, 1:30 pm to 5:15 pm · Sundance 3/Omni Hotel
Session SY7: Symposium: The Role of Boundaries in Plant Diversification - with Presentation of Pelton Award to Dr. Shirley Tucker
Presiding: Chelsea Specht, University Of California Berkeley; Madelaine Bartlett, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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June 28th 1:30 pmSundance 3/Omni HotelIntroduction - Dr. Shirley Tucker will be honored at the beginning of this Symposium with the Pelton Award in recognition of her sustained and creative contributions in plant morphology.
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SY7002June 28th 1:45 pmSundance 3/Omni HotelTectonic, Climatic, and Mass Extinction Boundaries and the Paleo-Patagonian Diaspora Flora of Australasia, Southeast Asia, and the Neotropics
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Symposium PresentationWILF, PETER.Patagonia
Gondwana
biogeography
Asia
Podocarpaceae
Paleoclimate
leaf physiology
Niche conservatism
Rainforests
Cenozoic
Paleobotany
SY7003June 28th 2:15 pmSundance 3/Omni HotelBoundaries between organs and organ identities in floral development and evolution
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Symposium PresentationBartlett, Madelaine.flower development
Evo-devo
MADS-box genes
PISTILLATA
organ identity
floral evolution
Poaceae
SY7004June 28th 2:45 pmSundance 3/Omni HotelEvolutionary divergence between annual and perennial life history strategies
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Symposium PresentationFriedman, Jannice.
June 28th 3:15 pmSundance 3/Omni HotelBreak
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SY7006June 28th 3:45 pmSundance 3/Omni HotelConstraining branch meristem determinacy in the grasses: boundaries as novel signaling centers
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Symposium PresentationWhipple, Clinton; Thayer, Rachel; Guo, Jinyan.maize
inflorescence
Evo-devo
grass
SY7007June 28th 4:15 pmSundance 3/Omni HotelInteractions across boundaries promote symbiotic modulation of plant phenotypes
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Symposium PresentationArnold, A. Elizabeth.Endophyte
Microbial
Ecology
SY7008June 28th 4:45 pmSundance 3/Omni HotelMolecular mechanisms that position the adaxial-abaxial boundary and drive the production of flat leaf morphology
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Symposium PresentationHusbands, Aman; Skopelitis, Damianos; Timmermans, Marja.development
transcription factors
small RNAs
lipid-regulation

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