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ArticleAnnals of botany2018

Floral morphology and morphogenesis in Camptotheca (Nyssaceae), and its systematic significance.

Jing-Zhi Gong, Qiu-Jie Li, Xi Wang, Yue-Ping Ma, Xiao-Hui Zhang, Liang Zhao, Zhao-Yang Chang, Louis Ronse De Craene

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Article in Annals of botany, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Jing-Zhi GongCollege of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.
Qiu-Jie LiCollege of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.
Xi WangCollege of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.
Yue-Ping MaCollege of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China.
Xiao-Hui ZhangCollege of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China.
Liang ZhaoCollege of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.
Zhao-Yang ChangCollege of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.
Louis Ronse De CraeneRoyal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, UK.
Northwest A&F University · CNNortheastern University · CNRoyal Botanic Garden Edinburgh · GBShaanxi Normal University · CN

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Abstract

Background and Aims: Camptotheca is endemic to China and there are limited data about the breeding system and morphogenesis of the flowers. Camptotheca is thought to be related to Nyssa and Davidia in Nyssaceae, which has sometimes been included in Cornaceae. However, molecular phylogenetic studies confirmed the inclusion of Camptotheca in Nyssaceae and its exclusion from Cornaceae. The aim of this study was to reveal developmental features of the inflorescence and flowers in Camptotheca to compare with related taxa in Cornales. Methods: Inflorescences and flowers of Camptotheca acuminata at all developmental stages were collected and studied with a scanning electron microscope and stereo microscope. Key Results: Camptotheca has botryoids which are composed of several capitate floral units (FUs) that are initiated acropetally. On each FU, flowers are grouped in dyads that are initiated acropetally. All floral organs are initiated centripetally. Calyx lobes are restricted to five teeth. The hypanthium, with five toothed calyx lobes, is adnate to the ovary. The five petals are free and valvate. Ten stamens are inserted in two whorls around the central depression, in which the style is immersed. Three carpels are initiated independently but the ovary is syncarpous and unilocular. The ovule is unitegmic and heterotropous. Inflorescences are functionally andromonoecious varying with the position of the FUs on the inflorescence system. Flowers on the upper FU often have robust styles and fully developed ovules. Flowers on the lower FU have undeveloped styles and aborted ovules, and the flowers on the middle FU are transitional. Conclusions: Camptotheca possesses several traits that unify it with Nyssa, Mastixia and Diplopanax. Inflorescence and floral characters support a close relationship with Nyssaceae and Mastixiaceae but a distant relationship with Cornus. Our results corroborate molecular inferences and support a separate family Nyssaceae.

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CamptothecaCornaceaeFlowersInflorescenceMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningNyssaNyssaceaeReproduction

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PMCPMC6007274
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