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Anatomical observations of the petiole and lamina of Mammea L. (Clusiaceae, Kielmeyeroideae) show extensive variation. All species have a complex folding pattern of the vascular bundle within the petiole, differing from most of the patterns found in the rest of the family. Except for the species found in the Neotropics and Africa, the laminas of almost all species contain fibers not immediately associated with the vascular tissue—a unique feature in the Clusiaceae. Fiber motifs range from bundles originating within the petiole, sheets forming an almost contiguous layer, to fibers with various patterns of organization derived from the secondary veins. Species groups based on fiber motif are recognized, and these correlate with other anatomical and morphological characters.
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I would like to thank Louis P. Ronse De Craene, Daniel Lahr, John Herr, Richard Keating, Toby Kellogg, Lynn Margulis, Mark Olsen, P. Mick Richardson, Uta Schwabe, Peter F. Stevens, Patrick Sweeney, and an anonymous reviewer for editorial comments and advice. Many thanks to Peter F. Stevens for providing many prepared slides.
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Dunthorn, M. Foliar anatomy and fiber motifs in Mammea (Clusiaceae, Kielmeyeroideae). Plant Syst Evol 280, 153–166 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-009-0174-8
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