Claim · model-written summary
Lepidocordia was retained in Ehretioideae, with Rochefortia the only other dioecious genus there.
- Taxon
- LepidocordiaLepidocordiae0
- Outcome
- best retained in the Ehretioideaee0
- Qualifier
- only dioecious generae0
Verbatim
e0“Lepidocordia is best retained in the Ehretioideae, but it and Rochefortia (3 spp) are the only dioecious genera in this subfamily”
Title
DIOECY AND A REEVALUATION OF LEPIDOCORDIA AND ANTROPHORA (BORAGINACEAE: EHRETIOIDEAE)
James S. Miller; Joan W. Nowicke American Journal of Botany 1990. doi:10.1002/j.1537-2197.1990.tb13586.x
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Observation Lepidocordia punctata and Antrophora williamsii are dioecious.
- Observation Each species has pistillate and staminate floral morphs.
- Observation Leaf, pollen, fruit and breeding-system evidence support congeneric treatment.
- Observation Antrophora was reduced to Lepidocordia and A. williamsii became L. williamsii.