Morphology and anatomy of developing fruits and seeds of Vismia guianensis (Aubl.) Choisy (Clusiaceae)

Mourão, Káthia Socorro Mathias; Beltrati, Celia Massa

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“…Th is anatomical aspect was very clear, even without complete ontogenic studies in the older descriptions such as those of Cordemoy (1911), Sprecher (1919), Rao & Kothagoda (1984), and Corner (1976), as well as in the more detailed studies undertaken by Mourão & Beltrati (1995a,b;2000;2001), Marzinek (2009), andCampana et al (2010) as well as in the present work.…”

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“…Cordemoy (1911) and Corner (1976) described the seeds of Tsimatimia pervillei (Clusioideae -Garcinieae) as being surrounded by a pulpy endocarp and mesocarp. Likewise, Mourão & Beltrati (2001) indicated that the numerous seeds of Vismia guianensis (Aubl.) Choisy (HypericaceaeVismeae) are embedded in the reddish pulp that is derived in large part from the mesocarp, which has secretory ducts that lose their functionality, and the endocarp, which is derived from the adaxial meristem.…”

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“…as "bacóides campomanesoídio", and those of Calophylloideae (Kielmeyeroideae -Calophylleae, Calophyllum L.) and Moronobeoideae (ClusioideaeSymphonieae, Symphonia) as "bacóide bacáceo". Mourão & Beltrati (2001), however, affirmed that the fruit of Vismia guianensis (Hypericoideae -Vismieae) was more appropriately described as the "bacóide-bacídio" type.…”

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“…(Corner 1976), Platonia insignis (Mourão & Beltrati 1995a), Vismia guianensis (Mourão & Beltrati 2001) and Clusia parvifl ora Humb. & Bonpl.…”

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“…Detailed ontogenic studies of the fruits and seeds of Clusiaceae, however, have showed controversies in terms of the classifi cation of the fruits, as well as doubts about the position of the species in the subfamilies and tribes as discussed by Mourão & Beltrati (1995ab;2000;2001) and have thus not contributed signifi cantly to recent discussions about infrafamily relationships (Gustafsson et al 2002;Stevens 2007aStevens ,b, 2008. Corner (1976) pointed out that there is significant structural diversity among the seeds of the different species of this family and noted that all of the genera and most of the species needed to be more closely examined, mainly due to the diffi culty in obtaining seeds in diff erent stages of development.…”

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Fruit ontogeny of Garcinia gardneriana (Planch. & Triana) Zappi (Clusiaceae)

2011

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Garcinia gardneriana (Clusiaceae) is a small to medium-sized tree that usually occurs on the floodplains of the Paraná River and it is an important food source for the local inhabitants. The fruit itself is consumed in natura, and juices and sweets are made from it. The purpose of this study was to describe morphological and structural aspects of fruits and seeds of this species in order to classify the fruit type and the pulpy layer which involves the seeds. The material analyzed consisted of ovary and fruits in different stages of development, collected from five plants from Aurélio Island, Baía River (MS, BR) and the description was done according to standard procedures in anatomy. The fruit is a yellowish-orange spherical berry ("bacóide" type). The smooth, coriaceous skin consists of the lignified exocarp. The endocarp cell layers are derived from the activity of an adaxial meristem that undergoes radial elongation. The edible sweet white pulp is formed by the endocarp, as well as the spongy mesocarp, in which the secretory ducts lose their function. The unitegmic anatropous ovules develop into anatropous exalbuminous seeds with a collapsed and undifferentiated testa. The embryo is hypocotylar. The features here described generally occur in Clusioideae-Garcinieae and Symphonieae.

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“…(Corner 1976), Platonia insignis (Mourão & Beltrati 1995a), Vismia guianensis (Mourão & Beltrati 2001) and Clusia parvifl ora Humb. & Bonpl.…”

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Fruit ontogeny of Garcinia gardneriana (Planch. & Triana) Zappi (Clusiaceae)

2011

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Hypericaceae

Stevens

2007

Flowering Plants · Eudicots

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Evergreen or sometimes deciduous herbs, shrubs or trees; glands or canals in most parts of the plant; xanthones widespread; hairs uni-or multicellular, eglandular, colleters common; terminal bud scaly or naked; leaves opposite, occasionally whorled or alternate, entire, estipulate; inflorescences terminal, more or less cymose, rarely axillary or flowers single, flowers polysymmetric, perfect, usually with prophylls; sepals free, (2-)4-5; petals (3)4-5, free; stamens (9-)∞, free or variously fasciculate or connate, anthers < 1(-1.2) mm long, dithecate, extrose, opening by slits, connective often with glands, staminodes alternipetalous or 0; nectary absent; ovary superior, 3-5-locular, placentation axile to parietal, ovules 1-∞/carpel, anatropous, bitegmic, tenuinucellate; stylodia free or basally more or less fused or style single, stigmas more or less expanded, smooth and sticky or ± punctate and papillate; fruit baccate or capsular, rarely a drupe; seeds small, winged or not, exotegmen lignified, with sinuous anticlinal walls; embryo straight or rarely curved; endosperm initially nuclear, often absent at maturity; germination epigeal, phanerocotylar.A family with 9 genera and 540 species; ± worldwide.Vegetative Morphology. Hypericaceae are mostly shrubs to trees, but there are some annual herbs (Hypericum). Taxa growing in drier regions (Hypericum, Psorospermum [= Harungana]) tend to develop a lignotuber, from which they sprout after fire or drought; root suckering occurs in Hypericum (Hagemann 1989 and references therein;Hagemann and Meusel 1984) and Vismia. Architectural models within Vismia vary (Vester 1999).

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Morfo-anatomia de frutos secos em espécies de Apocynaceae: significado ecológico e evolutivo

Gomes

2008

Acta Bot. Bras.

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RESUMO -(Morfo-anatomia de frutos secos em espécies de Apocynaceae: significado ecológico e evolutivo). Frutos secos predominam entre as espécies de Apocynaceae, especialmente aqueles do tipo folículo, apontado na literatura para Aspidosperma parvifolium A.DC., Mesechites mansoana (A.DC.) Woodson e Prestonia coalita (Vell.) Woodson. Frutos fechados e abertos destas espécies foram examinados anatomicamente com o objetivo de confrontar suas características com aquelas de outras espécies da família. Constatou-se que os frutos de P. coalita são cápsulas bicarpelares septicidas, significando a presença de dois tipos de frutos neste gênero, em lugar de apenas um, como se pensava anteriormente. Cápsulas podem estar presentes em outras espécies de Prestonia e em outros gêneros da família relatados como tendo folículos. Para Apocynaceae, alguns caracteres taxonômicos devem ser considerados, como espessura e número de camadas das regiões e sub-regiões do pericarpo; presença de aerênquima, esclereídes, fibras longitudinais não-lignificadas ou idioblastos secretores no mesocarpo; posicionamento dos feixes vasculares no mesocarpo; espessura do endocarpo e orientação de suas fibras; presença de costas internas no pericarpo. Adicionalmente, discutiu-se sobre o papel das costas internas do pericarpo e das fibras não-lignificadas do mesocarpo para o mecanismo xerocástico. Desenvolveu-se um teste de desidratação total para determinar a curvatura máxima do pericarpo, relacionando as implicações com a deiscência. Palavras-chave: deiscência, folículo, cápsula, evolução, CerradoABSTRACT -(Morphoanatomy of dry fruits in Apocynaceae species: ecological and evolutionary significance). Dry fruits predominate in Apocynaceae species, especially the follicle type reported for Aspidosperma parvifolium A.DC., Mesechites mansoana (A.DC.) Woodson and Prestonia coalita (Vell.) Woodson. Anatomical analysis of intact and open fruits was carried out to compare characteristics with those of other species of this family. We found that the fruit of P. coalita is a bicarpellary septicidal capsule, showing that this genus has two types of fruits instead of one as previously thought. Capsules may be found in other Prestonia species and in other Apocynaceae genera reported as having follicles. For Apocynaceae, some taxonomic characters should be considered such as thickness and number of pericarp layers and sublayers; presence of aerenchyma, sclereids, non-lignified fibres, secretory idioblasts in the mesocarp; vascularbundle position in the mesocarp; endocarp thickness and fibre orientation; presence of internal ribs in the pericarp. Furthermore, the role of the internal ribs of the pericarp, as well as the non-lignified mesocarp fibres for the xerocastic mechanism are discussed. A total dehydration test was developed to determine maximum pericarp curvature and its implications for the dehiscence process.

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Morphology and anatomy of developing fruits and seeds of Vismia guianensis (Aubl.) Choisy (Clusiaceae)

Cited by 9 publications

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Fruit ontogeny of Garcinia gardneriana (Planch. & Triana) Zappi (Clusiaceae)

Fruit ontogeny of Garcinia gardneriana (Planch. & Triana) Zappi (Clusiaceae)

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Morfo-anatomia de frutos secos em espécies de Apocynaceae: significado ecológico e evolutivo

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