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The floral nectaries in theLimnanthaceae
Detlef A. Linksubject
biologyEpidermis (botany)fungiStamenfood and beveragesGeranialesFloerkeaPlant ScienceAnatomybiology.organism_classificationPollinatorParenchymaBotanyUltrastructureNectarEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematicsdescription
Floral nectaries in theLimnanthaceae are established as exoscopic basal bulges of the episepalous stamens. Their nectariferous tissues include the epidermis and hypodermal parenchyma and inLimnanthes are vascularized by phloematic branches of the staminal bundles. Secretion occurs mainly through anomocytic stomata but, in addition, probably through the outer cuticularized thin walls of the epidermal cells. The flower structure is comparatively simple. The nectar is often slightly concealed. A wide range of pollinators can be expected, but bees are observed to be the dominant ones. The systematic position of the family is still obscure. Taxonomic placement near to any other geranialian families or to theCaryophyllaceae is only weakly justified.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-01-01 | Plant Systematics and Evolution |