Morphological study of floral nectaries in Euonymus and the probable origin of the echinate fruit surface

A conspicuous nectary disk is common but has a distinguishing morphology in the cosmopolitan genus Euonymus. Our study focuses on the morphology of floral nectaries in 21 representatives of Euonymus and Glyptopetalum. Two main types of nectaries were documented: a mix of inter- and extrastaminal nec...

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Main Authors: Chiyuan Yao, Yunjuan Zuo, Cheng Du, Jinshuang Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2018-02-01
Series:Plant Diversity
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468265917301191