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In the taxonomically unsatisfactory grouping of the Nymphaeaceaesensu lato, an attempt has been made to analyse the role of sclereids in different taxa to understand the taxonomic range of this character. The presence or absence of sclereids tends to support familial segregations as suggested by recent workers. Further, it is concluded that their occurrence is not a part of character-syndrome of any particular ecological niche.
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Rao, T.A., Banerjee, B.C. On foliar sclereids in the Nymphaeaceaesensu lato and their use in familial classification. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 88, 413–422 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03046130
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