Table 4.

Floral development genes identified in selected dioecious plant species.

Species	A function	B function	C function	E function	References
Silene latifolia	SLM4, SLM5	SLM2, SLM3	SLM1	SISEP1, SISEP3	(Hardenack et al., 1994; Matsunaga et al., 2004)
Rumex acetosa		RAD1, RAD2	RAP1		(Ainsworth et al., 1995)
Thalictrum dioicum		ThdPI-1, ThdPI-2, ThdAP3-1, ThdAP3-2a, ThdAP3-2b	ThdAG-1, ThdAG-2, ThtAG-1, ThtAG-2		(Di Stilio et al., 2005)
(T. thalictroides)		ThtPI, ThtAP3-1, ThtAP3-2a, ThtAP3-2b
Asparagus officinalis		AODEF		AOM1	(Caporali et al., 2000; Park et al., 2003)
Populus		PTAG1, PTAG2			(Brunner et al., 2000)
Spinacea oleracea		SpAPETALA3, SpPISTILLATA	SpAGAMOUS		(Pfent et al., 2005; Sather et al., 2005)