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Floral anatomy of the Lecointea clade (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Swartzieae sensu lato)

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Flower and inflorescence anatomy and morphology of Exostyles, Harleyodendron, Holocalyx, Lecointea, and Zollernia (Leguminosae, Lecointea clade) were studied. Features common to all genera but otherwise rare within the Leguminosae include: (1) the presence of phenolic compounds in the epidermal cells of the anthers and subepidermal cells of the bracteoles, sepals, petals, and ovaries (absent in Holocalyx balansae); (2) simple trichomes on the adaxial base of the bracteoles and on the surface of the calyx and ovaries; and (3) tapetum persisting until the androspores are formed. Other notable anatomical features are: (1) colleters on the adaxial bases of the bracts and bracteoles of Holocalyx balansae and Zollernia ilicifolia; (2) trichomes on the anthers of Harleyodendron unifoliolatum, Holocalyx balansae, Lecointea hatschbachii, Zollernia ilicifolia and Z. magnifica; (3) osmophores on the petals of Exostyles godoyensis; (4) asynchronous pollen development in the anthers of Holocalyx balansae and Zollernia magnifica; and (5) vascular bundles surrounded by lignified fibers in Harleyodendron unifoliolatum. These anatomical characters are discussed according to their possible phylogenetic implications.

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Acknowledgments

We thank Maria Dolores Seabra Ferreira, José Augusto Maulin, Vani Maria Alves Corrêa (BCMBP, FMRP-USP) and Elliot Watanabe Kitajima (NAP/MEPA, ESALQ) for their technical assistance and Benjamin Torke for reading a previous version of the manuscript. Finally, we would like to express our thanks to the two anonymous reviewers for their useful comments. The first author thanks FAPESP (process number 98/07780) and Petrobras (agreement Petrobras/Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden: 610.4.025.02.3) for financial support.

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  2. Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14040-903, Brazil

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de Freitas Mansano, V., de Pádua Teixeira, S. Floral anatomy of the Lecointea clade (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Swartzieae sensu lato). Plant Syst Evol 273, 201–209 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-008-0018-y

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