"The majority of species, , and of s are found in the of the Earth. Therefore it is no surprise that the greatest diversity of flower morphologies and plant-pollinator interactions are also present in the tropics. Endress has amassed a splendid display of examples and illustrations of this tremendous diversity. ... ... There are many references to the classic works of , , and , as well as many lesser known but important European workers of the nineteenth century."
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W. John Kress
(born 4 March 1951) is an American botanist and the vice-president for science at the . He was the former executive director of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (which publishes ') and in 2002 was elected a Fellow of the .
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