Title:

Flower morphology and anatomy of Cariniana micrantha.

Authors:

Caroline Carollo, Scott Alan Mori

Scientific Name:

Cariniana micrantha Ducke

Description:

This and other species of Cariniana have smaller flowers than do species in other genera of Lecythidaceae (usually ca. 1.5 to 2 cm in diam. The calyx-lobes are fused at their bases to form a calycine rim; the androecium consists of a basal tube with an extension on the abaxial side, the stamens are inserted along the margins of the tube and the margins of the extension as well as on the inner surface of the entire androecium; the filaments are tapered from the base to the apex but do not have a filament stalk so commonly found in other zygomorphic-flowers Lecythidaceae; the anthers are basifixed; the summit of the ovary is umbonate and the its base is surround by long, dense tricomes; the ovary is 3-locular; and ovules are inserted on placentae placed on the lower part of the septum.