1983
Development of ovule and seed in marantaceae
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Acta botanica neerlandica , Volume 32 - Issue 1/2 p. 69- 86
The development of ovule, seed and seed coat in a few representatives of the Marantaceae was studied. A subdermally initiated outer integument was found in a monocotyledon for the first time. The seed, which belongs to the most complex among the monocotyledons, is campylotropous and, furthermore, characterised by a so-called perisperm channel, an operculum, micropylar collar and aril, the latter having a function in fruit dehiscence. The mature seed coat consists mainly of a silicified endotesta covered by tanniniferous cells, derived from the inner and the middle layers of the outer integument, respectively.
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Organisation | Koninklijke Nederlandse Botanische Vereniging |
C.J. Grootjen. (1983). Development of ovule and seed in marantaceae. Acta botanica neerlandica, 32(1/2), 69–86. |