Claim · model-written summary
Liparophyllum seeds are similar to some Australian Villarsia species.
- Taxon
- Liparophyllum
Liparophyllume5 - Outcome
- similar to some Australian species of Villarsiae5
Verbatim
t0“Seed Morphology and Systematics of Menyanthaceae”
e5“those of the monotypic Liparophyllum of New Zealand and Tasmania are similar to some Australian species of Villarsia”
Title
Seed Morphology and Systematics of Menyanthaceae
T. I. Chuang; Robert Ornduff American Journal of Botany 1992. doi:10.2307/2445139
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Observation Seed characteristics within Villarsia and Nymphoides are variable and mostly species specific.
- Observation Seed morphology does not support taxonomic separation of Villarsia and Nymphoides.
- Observation Seed morphology supports interspecific affinities postulated on other grounds in many instances.
- Mechanism Seed-coat features are believed to aid water or animal dispersal of Menyanthaceae seeds.
- Observation Ant dispersal appears important for Villarsia and Nymphoides in Australia and does not seem to occur outside Australia.
- Observation Seeds of Menyanthes and Fauria are unornamented and similar to each other.