Claim · model-written summary
Orectanthe and Abolboda share an indistinct stem endodermis and a hypodermis in leaves and inflorescence axes.
- Taxon
- Orectanthe
Orectanthee0 - Outcome
- indistinct endodermis in the stem and a hypodermis beneath both leaf surfaces and in the inflorescence axise0
Verbatim
t0“Orectanthe sceptrum”
e0“Orectanthe shares with Abolboda an indistinct endodermis in the stem and a hypodermis beneath both leaf surfaces and in the inflorescence axis”
Title
Anatomy of vegetative organs and inflorescence axis ofOrectanthe sceptrum(Xyridaceae–Poales)1
Fernanda Martins Gonzaga de Oliveira; Vera Lucia Scatena; Aline Oriani The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 2015. doi:10.3159/torrey-d-14-00037
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Observation Roots have two patterns according to developmental stage and function.
- Observation Intracellular papillae occur in epidermal and cortical cells and increase root absorption surface.
- Observation The papillae are exclusive to this species within the family.
- Observation The stem has epidermal cells with thickened outer periclinal walls, exclusive within the family.
- Observation The leaf blade has epidermal cells with U-shaped thickened walls.
- Observation Arm-cell chlorenchyma occurs in leaf blades and inflorescence axes.
- Observation Orectanthe, Abolboda, and Aratitiyopea share a continuous root pericycle and several leaf anatomical traits.
- Observation Abolbodoideae and Eriocaulaceae showed great anatomical similarity.