Abstract
ABSTRACTThe genus Mollugo L. comprises ca. 35 species distributed throughout the tropics, and it is clearly polyphyletic. The seed morphology and ornamentation of 27 Mollugo representatives is studied with regard to their significance for systematics and taxon delimitation. The species belonging to the “M. cerviana” and “M. fragilis” groups, as well as M. tenella, are characterized by D-shaped or roundish seeds, whereas other taxa have reniform seeds. The seed ornamentation can be considered to be one of the most valuable characters for disentangling the taxonomic diversity in the genus. Mollugo cerviana shares the same reticulate ornamentation with M. namaquensis, M. pusilla, M. tenella and M. tenuissima, while the smooth surface is peculiar to M. fragilis, M. spathulata and M. walteri. The close relationship of M. fragilis and relatives to Hypertelis spergulacea is carpologically supported. Some taxa share a papillate ornamentation (M. decandra, M. floriana, M. molluginis, M. nudicaulis, M. pentaphylla,...
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Claim · model-written summary
The M. cerviana and M. fragilis groups and M. tenella have D-shaped or roundish seeds, whereas other taxa have reniform seeds.
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Verbatim
e0“The species belonging to the “M. cerviana” and “M. fragilis” groups, as well as M. tenella, are characterized by D-shaped or roundish seeds, whereas other taxa have reniform seeds.”
t0“Mollugo”
Claim · model-written summary
Seed ornamentation is considered valuable for resolving taxonomic diversity in Mollugo.
- Outcome
- one of the most valuable characterse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The seed ornamentation can be considered to be one of the most valuable characters for disentangling the taxonomic diversity in the genus.”
t0“Mollugo”
Claim · model-written summary
Mollugo cerviana, M. namaquensis, M. pusilla, M. tenella and M. tenuissima share reticulate seed ornamentation.
- Taxon
- Mollugo cerviana
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Hypertelis cervianae0 - Outcome
- reticulate ornamentatione0
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Verbatim
e0“Mollugo cerviana shares the same reticulate ornamentation with M. namaquensis, M. pusilla, M. tenella and M. tenuissima”
Claim · model-written summary
M. fragilis, M. spathulata and M. walteri have smooth seed surfaces.
- Taxon
- M. fragilisHypertelis fragilise0
- Outcome
- smooth surfacee0
Verbatim
e0“the smooth surface is peculiar to M. fragilis, M. spathulata and M. walteri”
Claim · model-written summary
Carpological characters support a close relationship between M. fragilis and relatives and Hypertelis spergulacea.
- Taxon
- M. fragilisHypertelis fragilise0
- Outcome
- close relationshipe0
Verbatim
e0“The close relationship of M. fragilis and relatives to Hypertelis spergulacea is carpologically supported.”
Claim · model-written summary
M. decandra, M. floriana, M. molluginis, M. nudicaulis and M. pentaphylla share papillate ornamentation.
- Taxon
- M. decandraParamollugo decandrae0
- Outcome
- papillate ornamentatione0
Verbatim
e0“Some taxa share a papillate ornamentation (M. decandra, M. floriana, M. molluginis, M. nudicaulis, M. pentaphylla”