ISSN:
1615-6110
Keywords:
Angiosperms
;
Myrtaceae
;
Eucalyptus
;
E. clöeziana
;
Monocalyptus
;
Floral morphology
;
operculum
;
androecium
;
staminophore
;
phyllotaxy
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Flowers ofEucalyptus clöeziana have two clearly distinct perianth whorls. The small free parts of the outer (calycine) whorl cease growth early and are lost from the flower; the parts of the inner (corolline) whorl become continuous laterally by confluence of growth centres and form an operculum in the mature flower. The stamens are inserted on a circumfloral buttress (staminophore) that is homologous to the adaxial corolline component inAngophora and the bloodwood andEudesmia eucalypts. Flowers ofMonocalyptus have only one perianth whorl, which is opercular. The stamens are similarly inserted on a circumfloral buttress. Developmental study does not provide conclusive evidence for either a calycine or corolline determination of theMonocalyptus operculum, but comparison with other eucalypt groups, includingE. clöeziana (the sister taxon), predicts an essentially corolline composition.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00935948
