First account of vivipary, including physical and chemical attributes, in fruits of Cereus hildmannianus K. Schum. (Cactaceae)
Everaldo dos Santos,
Gilberto Codignole Luz,
Claudete Mangolim
et al.
Abstract:The basic aspects of vivipary, precocious germination within the fruit, are known. Consequently, research on this topic in the Cactaceae has increased in the last two decades and becoming more diversified. The family is amongst the most viviparous-rich angiosperm families together with some mangrove lineages. In this paper we report a new case of facultative vivipary, specifically cryptovivipary, in Cereus hildmannianus, a South American columnar species and expand aspects regarding the physico-chemical traits… Show more
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