IAL   21557
INSTITUTO DE AGROBIOTECNOLOGIA DEL LITORAL
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
The inflorescence in Commelinaceae
Autor/es:
PANIGO, ELISA; RAMOS, JULIO; LUCERO, LEANDRO; PERRETA, MARIEL; VEGETTI, ABELARDO
Revista:
FLORA
Editorial:
ELSEVIER GMBH
Referencias:
Lugar: Aschaffenburg; Año: 2010
ISSN:
0367-2530
Resumen:
The structure of the synflorescence and the flowering unit (inflorescence) in Commelinaceae are characterized. The synflorescence is polytelic and the basic inflorescence type is a terminal pedunculate thyrse with an indeterminate central axis to which several to many cincinni are attached. Each thyrse is a florescence, and each cincinnus is a partial florescence. Variations mainly in the number of cincinni and in the number of flowers on each cincinnus determines the main differences found in the inflorescences of the different genera. Hypothesized developmental processes are described, with a view to finding relationships among different models characterized in the family as well as defining characters for cladistic studies, which may be useful to depict all the variations observed and serve as a guide for future phylogenetic studies.