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Titre :	Leaf anatomy of the genus Psoralea sensu stricto (Psoraleeae, Papilionoideae, Leguminosae)
Auteurs :	E. Crow, Auteur ; C. H. Stirton, Auteur ; D. F. Cutler, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society (124(2) 1997-06-01)
Article en page(s) :	155-182
Résumé :	Leaf anatomy is described from 17 species of Psoralea sensu stricto which includes four species of the genus Hallia Thunberg. Species of the two genera share many characters including the presence of rod-shaped crystals, similar stipule structure and a possible continuum in secretory cavity anatomy ranging from a small and non-trabeculate to a large and trabeculate form. Hallia species are distinguished b the presence of large tannin cells in the bundle sheaths and a narrow lightweight ratio of palisade cells. In the light of other floral evidence this is considered insufficient to separate the two genera, a view confirmed by cluster analysis. Thus, Salter's proposal of 1939 for their amalgamation is supported. Leaf anatomy of herbaceous species is compared with that of seedlings of Psoralea sp. to assess the possibility that the herbaceous species may have arisen through neoteny from species that are trees or shrubs. Comparative venation studies between stipules and scale leaves suggest that the scale leaf form arose from pinnate-leaved ancestors by leaf reduction.
En ligne :	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.1997.tb01788.x

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