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INSTITUTO DE AGROBIOTECNOLOGIA DEL LITORAL
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Processes responsible of the structural diversity of the Cyperaceae inflorescence: hypothetical evolutionary trends
Autor/es:
GUARISE NICOLAS; VEGETTI, ABELARDO
Revista:
FLORA
Editorial:
Elsevier
Referencias:
Lugar: Dusseldorf (Alemania) ; Año: 2008 p. 640 - 647
ISSN:
0367-2530
Resumen:
Abstract
The synflorescence structure of Cyperaceae is revised. It is postulated that the wide diversity shown by the
synflorescences can be explained by the analysis of some processes that operate in different ways combined or
independently. Twenty-five of such processes are identified and described as responsible for the great diversity detected
in the synflorescences of Cyperaceae. Based on these processes, it is possible to recognize the origin of the different
types of synflorescences. The paniculodium appears to be the basal unit of inflorescence within the Cyperaceae.
Homogenization and truncation possibly are controlling the passage from Juncaceae to Cyperaceae. The diverse
processes and the resulting structures were mapped in the phylogeny of the family, demonstrating that the trends of
diversification of the synflorescence between the different tribes and within the tribes are mainly reductive.
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Keywords: Inflorescence; Structure; Variation; Processes; Evolution; Phylogenetic pathwaysInflorescence; Structure; Variation; Processes; Evolution; Phylogenetic pathways