ISSN:
1615-6110
Keywords:
Pteridophyta
;
Schizaeaceae
;
Anemia phyllitidis
;
Phylogeny
;
ontogeny
;
sporophyll
;
pinnate leaf
;
marginal meristem
;
meristem fractionation
;
direction of coiling
;
development
;
initiation
;
sporangium
;
indusium
;
sorus
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Observations of young fertile leaf primordia provide information about the development of the sporophyll ofAnemia phyllitidis Sw. The marginal meristem which surrounds the leaf primordium forms the pinna primordia, firstly the two “spore pinnae” by meristem fractionation. These are turned with their adaxial side towards the leaf apex and continue marginal meristem fractionations until products of the 5th order are formed.—In the sporophyll development two events are significant: (1) The fractionation products of the 2nd order reverse their direction of coiling. (2) From the marginal meristem of the fractionation products of the 5th order the sporangia arise in acropetal succession each originating from one initial cell.—Three observations—the fractionation products of the 2nd order being accessory outgrowths of the leaf margin, their reversed coiling direction, and the aggregation of the sporangia on the last segments—lead to the following concept of a sorus type: Each fractionation product of the 2nd order represents a marginal acropetal sorus with a branched receptaculum.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00984116
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