2015
DOI: 10.1590/1809-4392201400983
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Comparative leaf morphological analysis of 20 species of Chrysobalanaceae

Abstract: Morphological studies focusing on vegetative traits are useful in identifying species when fertile material is not available. The aim of this study was to assess the application of comparative leaf morphology to identify species of the Chrysobalanaceae family. The morphological observations were made with a stereomicroscope. We used the diaphanization technique for viewing venation details. It is shown the descriptions of the leaf morphology, illustrations and an identification key for 20 species from genera C… Show more

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“…The leaves of most Chrysobalanaceae are coriaceous, simple, and pinnate; with entire margins and eucamptodromous to brochidodromous secondary venation (Prance and White, 1988). Thus, identifying the leaves to genus‐level can be challenging and is further complicated by convergence in general leaf architecture between Chrysobalanaceae and many other tropically distributed angiosperm families (Prance, 1972; Prance and White, 1988; Corrêa et al, 2015). Fossil leaves assigned to Chrysobalanaceae only by their shape and major venation characters should be treated with extreme caution (Table 1).…”
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“…The leaves of most Chrysobalanaceae are coriaceous, simple, and pinnate; with entire margins and eucamptodromous to brochidodromous secondary venation (Prance and White, 1988). Thus, identifying the leaves to genus‐level can be challenging and is further complicated by convergence in general leaf architecture between Chrysobalanaceae and many other tropically distributed angiosperm families (Prance, 1972; Prance and White, 1988; Corrêa et al, 2015). Fossil leaves assigned to Chrysobalanaceae only by their shape and major venation characters should be treated with extreme caution (Table 1).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%