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Hectorella caespitosa: Ultrastructural evidence against its inclusion intoCaryophyllaceae

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The micromorphological structure of sieve-element plastids ofHectorella caespitosa Hook. f., justifies its position withinCentrospermae, but excludes its alignment with the familyCaryophyllaceae. Both, its inclusion intoPhytolaccaceae, or treatment as a separate family,Hectorellaceae, appear possible.

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  1. Lehrstuhl für Zellenlehre, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 230, D-6900, Heidelberg, Bundesrepublik Deutschland

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Behnke, H.D. Hectorella caespitosa: Ultrastructural evidence against its inclusion intoCaryophyllaceae . Pl Syst Evol 124, 31–34 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00986154

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