Microscopic Observation of the Flower Characters of Ardisia Plants and its Taxonomic Significance
doi: 10.15886/j.cnki.rdswxb.2017.01.018
- Received Date: 2016-03-06
- Rev Recd Date: 2016-10-23
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Key words:
- Ardisia /
- floral morphological characters /
- Primulaceae /
- taxonomic significance
Abstract: Flowers of plants of 14 Ardisia taxa were micro dissected to observe their 9 morphological characters.The observations indicated that petal base glandular papillose,ovary indumentum and ovule series can be used for Ardisia subordinate classification. Petal punctuate,sepal punctuate,anther punctuate,placenta shape and ovule quantity can be used for interspecific classification. The arrangement of ovule series was relatively stable,but the number of ovules often changed in the same taxa. Some characters of floral structure were supplemented and refined,especially for A. ordinata. The relationship between A. elegans and A. crenata,A. hanceana was clarified. Evolution trend of some floral characters was speculated. The floral characters of Ardisia are highly interspecifically different and can hence be used for the classification of interspecies and genus subordinate.
Citation: | WANG Jun, WU Xing, ZHENG Xilong, CHEN Yizhang, XIA Nianh He. Microscopic Observation of the Flower Characters of Ardisia Plants and its Taxonomic Significance[J]. Journal of Tropical Biology, 2017, 8(1): 113-126. doi: 10.15886/j.cnki.rdswxb.2017.01.018 |