Frederick Essig
Frederick Essig
Associate Professor
Contact
Office: SCA 306
Phone: 813/974-6234
Email:
Education
Ph.D., Cornell University, 1975.
Research
Plant Systematics
Systematics of Clematis (Ranunculaceae), palms (Arecaceae) of the south Pacific, and Drosera (Droseraceae).
I am interested in the diversity of plant life on earth, and approach it using conventional herbarium studies, comparative plant anatomy, field studies of life history, and molecular biology (in collaboration with James Garey). Subjects for my investigations have included palms, the Ranunculaceae, and carnivorous plants. Currently I am studying the systematics and evolution of the genus Clematis, which involves both morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses, and the pericarp anatomy of the Palm Family.
Recent Publications
Chapin, M.H., F.B. Esig & J.C. Pintaud, 2001. The Morphology and Histology of the Fruits of Pelagodoxa (Arecaceae): Taxonomic and Biogeographical Implications. Systematic Botany 26(4): 779-785. (R)
Essig, F.B., L. Bussard, & N. Hernandez. 2001. A systematic histological study of palm fruits. IV. Subtribe Oncospermatinae (Arecaceae). Brittonia 53(3): 466-471. (R)
Essig, Frederick B. 1999. Trends of specialization in the Palm Pericarp. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 83: 73-78.
Essig, Frederick B. (with Nancy Moreno) 1997. Clematis subgenus Clematis in Flora North America. Missouri Botanical Garden.
Essig, Frederick B. 1991. Seedling morphology in Clematis (Ranunculaceae) and its taxonomic implications. SIDA 14 (3): 377-390.