ISSN:
1615-6110
Keywords:
Angiosperms
;
Menispermaceae
;
Cocculus hirsutus
;
Seed
;
fruit
;
anatomy
;
affinities
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract The ovules ofCocculus hirsutus are anatropous, bitegmic and, crassinucellate. The fruit is drupaceous, black purple, and laterally compressed and has a pericarp demarcated into exocarp and endocarp. The seeds are curved around the basal bodies. Testa and tegmen cells are thin-walled and unspecialized. In the ripe seed the inner epidermis of the tegmen persists, whereas the entire testa and the outer layer of the tegmen degenerate. Relationships of theMenispermaceae toRanunculaceae, Berberidaceae, andLardizabalaceae are supported.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00983924