Specificity of Distribution of Venation-Anastomosis Patterns in Petals of Phaseoleae (Leguminosae)

Frequency of anastomosis, types of vein anastomosis, and theirpattern of distribution in the standard, wing, and keel of fourspecies (Butea frondosa Wall., Cajanus cajan (Linn.) Millsp.,Dolichos lablab Linn., and Erythrina indica Zoll.), from fourdifferent subtribes of the tribe Phaseoleae (Leguminosae) havebeen analysed. It has been found that the species differ considerablyin these respects. The differences have been found to be significantand species-specific, having a very small range of variationwithin a species. It is suggested that this specificity in thedistribution of vein anastomosis pattern in petal sectors maybe useful in tracing phylogeny.