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Titre :	Testa sculpture in the genus Frailea (Cactaceae)
Auteurs :	Detlev Metzing, Auteur ; Joachim Thiede, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society (137(1) 2001-09-01)
Article en page(s) :	65-70
Résumé :	The primary sculpture of the seed surface in the genus Frailea (Cactaceae) is characterized by a ± flat outer periclinal wall and the presence of an usually eccentric papilla. Papilla morphology differs mainly in size and breadth:length ratio. Seeds of different species (groups) are characterized by special patterns in the arrangement of short and long papillae on the surface, thus providing a useful tool for taxonomic studies in Frailea. The seeds of Frailea castanea possess branched papillae, a character restricted in this genus to this species. Moreover, such papilla morphology seems to be unique for the seed epidermis in spermatophytes. The possible function of the papillae is discussed.
En ligne :	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.2001.tb01105.x

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