Functional and taxonomic significance of seed structure in <i>Salix mucronata</i> (Salicaceae)

Functional and taxonomic significance of seed structure in <i>Salix mucronata</i> (Salicaceae)

The polymorphic African willow, Salix mucronata Thunb., is a widely distributed African tree and a riparian rheophyte. Ovule-to-seed development is reported for Salix mucronata subsp. woodii (Seemen) Immelman. Contrary to some existing reports, the tuft of silky hairs enveloping the seed in Salix is...

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Main Authors: E. M. A. Steyn, G. F. Smith, A. E. van Wyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South African National Biodiversity Institut 2004-09-01
Series:Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation
Subjects:
anemochory, Flacourtiaceae. hilar aril, hydrochorv. plumed seed, rheophyte. Salicaceae. <i>Salix mucronata.</i> seed adaptations, taxonomy
Online Access:https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/413

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