Comparative ontogeny of perfect and pistillate florets in Senecio vernalis (Asteraceae) |
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Authors: | Mehdi Oraei Gholamreza Gohari Zahra Esmaillou Somayeh Naghiloo |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Miyaneh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Miyaneh, Iran;2. Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran;3. Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran |
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Abstract: | We studied the inflorescence, and in particular ontogeny and development of the florets in Senecio vernalis as a representative member of Asteraceae, using epi-illumination microscopy. Initiation and subsequent development of florets on the highly convex inflorescence apex occur acropetally, except for pistillate ray florets, which show a lag in initiation. Receptacular bracts derive from the receptacular surface after development of all florets. The order of whorl initiation in both disc and ray florets include corolla, androecium and finally the pappus, together with the gynoecium. Development of corolla lobes from a ring meristem occurs in bidirectional order starting from the lateral side, whereas stamens incept unidirectionally from the abaxial side. Concurrently with the inception of two median carpel primordia, a ring meristem develops at the base of the corolla from which pappus bristles differentiate in later stages. Pistillate ray florets show significant differences from perfect disc florets as reflected by the zygomorphic shape of the floral apex and a shift of floral merosity from pentamery to tetramery. Loss of stamens in ray florets occurs due to abortion of primordia after initiation. |
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Keywords: | Asteraceae Epi-illumination light microscopy Floral ontogeny Senecio vernalis |
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