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The floral anatomy ofKaempferia rosea Schweinf. ex Benth. with special reference to the glands in zingiberaceae

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The floral anatomy ofKaempferia rosea is studied in detail. Anatomical observations demonstrate fusion of vascular strands of different floral whorls. The inferior ovary is considered to be a result of extreme degrees of adnation.

The developmental aspects of the glands and their vascular supply in the present plant are discussed in comparison with those of other zingiberaceous species. It is regarded that in this family the septal nectaries are replaced by vascularized emergences of carpellary tissue which exhibit a progressive series in their elevation from a position within the septa to one truly epigynous. The Costeae are thought to be the simplest in this respect.

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  1. Department of Botany, Marathwada University, Aurangabad

    R. M. Pai

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Communicated by Dr. L. Narayana Rao,f.a.sc.

Further anatomical evidence is adduced to indicate that the labellum is a double structure.

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Pai, R.M. The floral anatomy ofKaempferia rosea Schweinf. ex Benth. with special reference to the glands in zingiberaceae. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 64, 83–90 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03053895

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