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Ballistic seed dispersal inIllicium (Illiciaceae)

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The primary mode of fruit dispersal in the woodyMagnoliidae is animal dispersal.Illicium floridanum and other members of the genus have a well development system of ballistic fruit dehiscence. The ballistic dispersal is effective only over short distances, but may be important in propelling the seeds away from the parent tree. The presence of explosive dehiscence mechanisms in relatively primitive angiosperm genera suggests that a diversity of dispersal mechanisms may have been present in early angiosperms.

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  1. Department of Biology, The University of Alabama, P.O. Box 1927, 35486, University, AL, USA

    Marvin L. Roberts & Robert R. Haynes

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Roberts, M.L., Haynes, R.R. Ballistic seed dispersal inIllicium (Illiciaceae). Pl Syst Evol 143, 227–232 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00986380

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