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Early reproductive developmental anatomy in Decaisnea (Lardizabalaceae) and its systematic implications.
- Source :
- Annals of Botany; Nov2009, Vol. 104 Issue 6, p1243-1253, 11p, 7 Black and White Photographs
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Background and Aims: Decaisnea insignis, known as ‘dead man's fingers’ (Lardizabalaceae), is widely distributed in China and the Himalayan foothill countries. This economically important plant, which is the only species in the genus, has not been the subject of any embryological studies aside from one brief, older paper that lacks micrographs. Data on Decaisnea are also important because its systematic position has been unstable since the genus was established in 1855. Therefore, the objectives of this study were: (a) to use modern microscopy to document early reproductive anatomical development in Decaisnea; and (b) to compare qualitatively these early embryological characters with allied taxa in a systematic context. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Subjects :
- ENDOSPERM
EMBRYOLOGY
POLLEN
PLANT species
TAXONOMY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03057364
- Volume :
- 104
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Annals of Botany
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 45211530
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcp232