Open AccessAre Petals Sterile Stamens or Bracts? The Origin and Evolution of Petals in the Core Eudicots
Author(s) -
Louis P. Ronse De Craene
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcm076
Subject(s) - petal , perianth , biology , tepal , bract , sepal , eudicots , stamen , botany , antirrhinum , gynoecium , evolutionary biology , genetics , arabidopsis , pollen , gene , taxonomy (biology) , mutant , inflorescence
The aim of this paper is to discuss the controversial origins of petals from tepals or stamens and the links between the morphological expression of petals and floral organ identity genes in the core eudicots.
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