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- Title
Foliar anatomy and fiber motifs in Mammea (Clusiaceae, Kielmeyeroideae).
- Authors
Dunthorn, Micah
- Abstract
Anatomical observations of the petiole and lamina of Mammea L. (Clusiaceae, Kielmeyeroideae) show extensive variation. All species have a complex folding pattern of the vascular bundle within the petiole, differing from most of the patterns found in the rest of the family. Except for the species found in the Neotropics and Africa, the laminas of almost all species contain fibers not immediately associated with the vascular tissue—a unique feature in the Clusiaceae. Fiber motifs range from bundles originating within the petiole, sheets forming an almost contiguous layer, to fibers with various patterns of organization derived from the secondary veins. Species groups based on fiber motif are recognized, and these correlate with other anatomical and morphological characters.
- Subjects
AFRICA; PETIOLES; PLANT products; CLUSIACEAE; FIBERS; VEINS
- Publication
Plant Systematics & Evolution, 2009, Vol 280, Issue 3/4, p153
- ISSN
0378-2697
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00606-009-0174-8