Morphology of the outer integument in three primitive angiosperm families

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Abstract

Scanning electron microscope examinations were performed to characterize the developmental morphology of the outer integument in several species of the three families Annonaceae (Cananga odorata var. fruticosa, Goniothalamus macrophyllus, and Stelechocarpus burahol), Eupomatiaceae (Eupomatia laurina), and Winteraceae (four Tasmannia species). In all species examined, the inner integument arises as an annular ring, but the outer integument initiates as a semiannular outgrowth interrupted on the concave side of the funiculus; the outer integument then becomes hood-shaped. The inner integument overtops the outer one at maturity, and the micropyle consists only of an endostome. Data from the present and previous studies support the hypothesis that the outer integument is hood-shaped in magnolialean angiosperms and that the bilaterally symmetrical, bladelike outer integument is homologous with the ovuliferous sporophyll of the glossopterids. The micropyle consisting of an endostome might be in a primitive state, compared with a bistomic one. Key words: developmental morphology, integument, micropyle, phylogenesis, primitive angiosperms, scanning electron microscopy.

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