I have said it before. I love the Internet. That I can download an article from the primary literature (Datwyler & Weiblen, 2004) without going to the library or having to write a letter to request a reprint is the neatest thing. My search for information about Dorstenia has only recovered bits of information and one common statement that reads along the lines of “…there is not a lot written or known about Dorstenia.” I am looking for the ultimate plant key, only I don’t think I am going to find it.
What I have found, though, are a few more resources to add to the research file on my studio table:
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Grad School Adventures of a Dorstenia Researcher
I am not sure if botanist Tracy Misiewicz is still in this master’s program or has already gone on to a doctorate program. This page about her research activities on the website of the Botanical Society of America provides insight into her efforts to describe the distribution of species in the genus Dorstenia and to determine the mode of pollination for this genus. -
Datwyler, Shannon L. and George D. Wiblen. 2004. On the origin of the fig: phylogenetic relationships of Moraceae from ndhF sequences. American Journal of Botany 91(5): 767-777.
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University of Hawaii Botany Department. Moraceae Link. Vascular Plant Families
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Wunderlin, Richard P. Moraceae Link. Flora of North America
Time to do some studies.
See you on February 19th.
