Abstract
New combinations for three species ofPolypleurum have been proposed. The Apinagia type of embryo sac is recorded for the first time in a species ofPolypleurum, P. filifolium. The Dicraea type of embryo sac found inP. dichotomum andP. munnarensis has been reinterpreted and renamed as the Polypleurum type. The embryo sac types met with in the family are discussed. The nucellar plasmodium organizes before the embryo sac attains maturity in all the three investigated species.
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Nagendran, C.R., Arekal, G.D. & Subramanyam, K. Embryo sac studies in three Indian species ofPolypleurum (Podostemaceae). Pl Syst Evol 128, 215–226 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00984558
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