Schismatoglottis and Apoballis (Araceae: Schismatoglottideae) : A new example for the significance of pollen morphology in Araceae systematics

• Main Authors: Wong, Sin Yeng, Ulrich, Silvia, Micheal, Hesse, David, Broderbauer, Boyce, P.C
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: International Association for Plant Taxonomy 2012
• Subjects: QK Botany; SB Plant culture
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2358/1/Silvia.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2358/; http://www.iapt-taxon.org/

Pollen characters in Araceae accord well with recent DNA-based phylogenies, and here we provide a new example of “compass needle” quality in Araceae on the basis of two closely related genera, Schismatoglottis and Apoballis. All investigated Schismatoglottis pollen is psilate (smooth pollen surface)...