Floral ontogeny of Tachigali (Caesalpinioideae, Fabaceae) species.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The present ontogenetic study reveals variations throughout floral development in three morphologically representative species from the genus Tachigali, allowing a better understanding of floral organs diversity, flower symmetry and their homologies, especially in Fabaceae, a diverse family that exhibits a wide variation in floral architecture. Tachigali (Caesalpinioideae) corresponds to an important Neotropical legumes tree genus with 58 species in Brazil. Species of the genus Sclerolobium Vogel were incorporated in its circumscription, increasing the diversity of its floral morphology.

Methods

This work aims to perform an ontogenetic study of T. denudata, T. paratyensis and T. spathulipetala, morphologically representati

SUBMITTER: Marques Casanova J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9464433 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature