Abstract
This work analyses and describes seed and embryo morphology of eight Poecilanthe species. Poecilanthe species can be divided in four groups based on seed and embryo characters: (1) P. amazonica-type has overgrown seeds, bears cataphylls on the epicotyl and has an inflexed hypocotyls-root axis; (2) P. effusa-type has two types of trichomes on the epicotyl, which is longer than the hypocotyls-root axis; (3) P. parvilora-type has a visible lens and the raphe runs around three-quarters of the seed circumference; and P. grandiflora-type bears a one-lipped rim aril. Poecilanthe presents a remarkable diversity both in seed and embryo, which reinforces the belief that the genus is not monophyletic. Moreover, our results support the three major clades recognized by a preliminary phylogeny.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 249-256 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society |
Volume | 158 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2008 |
Keywords
- Aril
- Cataphylls
- Chalaza
- Hypocotyls-root axis
- Legume
- Leguminosae
- Lens
- Neotropics
- Plumule
- Taxonomy
- Trichomes