2009Gifford Arboretum Lecture

& Celebration of the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Charles Darwin

Lúcia Lohmann will speak on

“Disentangling one of Darwin’s great mysteries: The story of

climbing plants”

WelcomeCelebration of Darwin

LectureDarwin’s Birthday Party

Charles Darwin 1809 -1882• B.A. 1831• John Stevens Henslow

professor of botany• 1831-1836

Voyage of the Beagle• 1859 The Origin of Species• The Complete Works of

Charles Darwin On-line

http://darwin-online.org.uk/

http://www.scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/Science/Images/charles-darwin-standing.jpg

The movement and habit of climbing plants

(Many editions 1865 -1882)

“It has often been vaguely asserted that plants are distinguished from animals by not having the power of movement. It should rather be

said that plants acquire and display this power only when it is of some advantage to

them; this being of comparatively rare occurrence as … food is brought to them by

the air and rain.”

Welcome to the John C. Gifford ArboretumUniversity of Miami

www.bio.miami.edu/arboretum

Founded in 1947, the John C. Gifford Arboretum is a living collection of tropical trees. •Family and Order Exhibits

each is a lineage of trees with shared evolved characteristics •Gymnosperms & Basal Angiosperms

several distinct lineages that retain ancient characteristics •South Florida Natives •What is a Tree?•Maya Cocoa Garden

Locate the exhibits on the map to the right and wander the trails to view the plants. You will discover an amazing array of forms, textures and scents: leaves, trunks, flowers, fruits and chemistry, providing food, fiber, medicine, perfume and more, not to mention wood. Enjoy!

Sapindales:the lychee, mahogany, mango, citrus, and gumbo limbo order

Moraceae& other Rosales:

the fig family, a part of therose, hemp, and elm order

Arecaceae:the palm family

Bignoniaceae:the trumpet tree

and jacaranda family

Sapotaceae& other Ericales:

the sapodilla family, a part of the ebony, brazil nut, and tea order

Myrtales: the guava, tropical almond,

henna, and princess flower order

Malvales:the hibiscus, kapok, cocoa,

baobab, and dipterocarp order

Fabaceae:the bean, mimosa,

and poinciana family

Gymnosperms &Basal Angiosperms:

bearers of cones and ancient flowers

Euphorbiaceae& other Malpighiales:

the spurge family, a part of the passion flower, willow and

and fried egg tree order

rosids

monocots

eurosids II

asterids

eurosids I

eudicots

euasterids I

Gymnosperms

Moraceae & other Rosales

Sapotaceae & other Ericales

Fabaceae

Basal Angiosperms

SapindalesMalvales

What is a Tree?

Arecaceae

South Florida Natives

Myrtales

Euphorbiaceae & other

Malpighiales

Maya CocoaGarden

Bignoniaceae

A PHYLOGENETIC TREE portrays evolutionary relationships of groups of species. Groups on nearby branches are more closely related. This one was adapted from the “Angiosperm Phylogeny Website” of the Missouri Botanical Garden (2007) to show you how the groups of plants in the John C. Gifford Arboretum are related.

RENOVATION March 2008

•Master Plan by Geomantic Designs •Exhibits planned and designed by John Cozza•Funding provided by

•Institute of Museum and Library Services •Friends of the Gifford Arboretum •University of Miami

“Disentangling one of Darwin’s great

mysteries: The story of climbing plants”

Lúcia Lohmann

Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil