Veratrum album and V. nigrum (Melanthiaceae) in Italy: Micromorphology and systematics |
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Authors: | Maretta Colasante Paula J. Rudall |
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Affiliation: | Royal Botanic Gardens , Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB, UK |
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Abstract: | ABSTRACT Floral anatomy and pollen morphology of the two European species of Veratrum (V. nigrum and V. album subsp. lobelianum) from Italy are described in the context of the systematics of the genus and tribe Melanthieae (Melanthiaceae sensu stricto). Septal nectaries are absent, as in other Liliales. Most characters in Veratrum are typical of Melanthieae: e.g. semi-inferior ovaries, fused carpellary bundles and operculate pollen. |
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Keywords: | floral vasculature Liliales Melanthiaceae Melanthieae pollen |
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