Comparative Nectary Morphology across Cleomaceae (Brassicales).

ABSTRACT: Floral nectaries have evolved multiple times and rapidly diversified with the adaptive radiation of animal pollinators. As such, floral nectaries exhibit extraordinary variation in location, size, shape, and secretory mechanism. Despite the intricate ties to pollinator interactions, floral nectaries are often overlooked in morphological and developmental studies. As Cleomaceae exhibits substantial floral diversity, our objective was to describe and compare floral nectaries between and within genera. Floral nectary morphology was assessed through scanning electron microscopy and histology across three developmental stages of nine Cleomaceae species including representatives for seven genera. A modified fast green and safranin O staining protocol was used to yield vibrant sections without hi

SUBMITTER: Zenchyzen B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10051628 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature