New Zealand Journal of Botany abstracts

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Is the achene a reduced follicle?

J. P. SKIPWORTH

Department of Botany and Zoology,
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand

Abstract Carpel vasculature in more than 80 follicle and achene bearing species is considered and it is concluded that these 2 basic gynoecial types may not be as closely related as is often supposed. Achenes are from unilacunar nodes, follicles from trilacunar and no intermediate types have been identified.

Keywords achene; follicle; carpel vasculature; floral biology

Received 22 October 1982
New Zealand Journal of Botany, 1983, Vol. 21 : 201-204
0028-825X/83/2102-0201$2.50/0 © Crown copyright 1983

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