Claim · model-written summary
Cluster analysis found three groups containing Psychotria and Palicourea species with apolar, inaperturate pollen.
- Taxon
- Psychotria and Palicourea
PsychotriaPalicoureae0
- Outcome
- apolar, inaperturate pollen grainse0
- Value
- three major groupse0
Verbatim
e0“three major groups, encompassing species within both Psychotria and Palicourea, all characterized by apolar, inaperturate pollen grains”
Title
Filipe Torres-Leite; Tatiana Tavares Carrijo; Hian Carlos Ferreira de Sousa; et al. Palynology 2026. doi:10.1080/01916122.2026.2646544
Other claims from this paper (10)
- Observation Two species groups were recognized based on pollen polarity.
- Observation Exine ornamentation and aperture type were the most variable pollen traits.
- Observation Reticulate-heterobrocate exine predominated.
- Observation Other observed exine types were foveolate, rugulate, granulate, perforate, scabrate, microreticulate-echinate and microreticulate.
- Observation Isopolar pollen occurred in two Eumachia species.
- Observation Isopolar pollen occurred in two Psychotria species.
- Observation Isopolar pollen occurred in one Rudgea species.
- Observation Pollen apertures inform the circumscription of Palicourea.
- Observation Inaperturate pollen predominated in Palicourea.
- Recommendation Pollen results support transfer of certain Psychotria species to Palicourea.
