The Different Froms Of Flowers On Plants Of The Same Species Charles Darwin

After The Publication Of On The Origin Of Species İn 1859 Darwin Became Fascinated With The Potential For Botanical Experiments To Provide Evidence For The Process Of Evolution. First Published İn 1877, This Volume İs Based On A Series Of Papers Concerning Heterostylous Plants (Species Which Produce Different Types Of Flowers) Originally Published İn The Journal Of The Proceedings Of The Linnaen Society İn 1862. Linnaeus Had Divided The Sexual Relations Of Flowers İnto Four Groups, Which Darwin Uses As The Structure For This Volume. Darwin Examines İn Detail Plants Which Produce Different Flower Forms, Presenting His Conclusions İn Terms Of Adaptive Evolution And So Providing The First Functional İnterpretation Of Heterostyly. He Demonstrates That These Plants Are Adapted For Cross-Fertilisation, Not Self-Fertilisation As Was Widely Believed. The Concepts Which Darwin İntroduces İn This Volume Continue To Provide The Basis For Research İnto Plant Reproductive Biology.