Author(s):

Schoenberg, M. M.

Article or Chapter Title:

Carpologia de Couroupita guianensis Aublet (Lecythidaceae). III - filogenia

Year:

1983

Journal or Book:

Acta Biologica Paranaense. Curitiba III: 125-135

Notes:

Summary

From a phylogenetic point of view, one may suppose that the fruit of Couroupita guianensis Aublet, belongs to an intermediate category, in relation to other Lecythidaceae. I presents an unfavorable condition for dispersion, namely, a plurispermouis sarcocarp inside a putament.

KEYWORDS = anatomy, carpology, Couroupita guianensis, evolution, Lecythidaceae, phylogeny, placentation.

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