Open AccessSeedling Diversity in Hydatellaceae: Implications for the Evolution of Angiosperm Cotyledons
Author(s) -
Dmitry D. Sokoloff,
Margarita V. Remizowa,
Terry Desmond Macfarlane,
Renee E. Tuckett,
Margaret Ramsay,
Anton S. Beer,
S. R. Yadav,
Paula J. Rudall
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/mcm274
Subject(s) - seedling , cotyledon , biology , synapomorphy , botany , phylogenetics , biochemistry , gene , clade
Cotyledon number has long been a primary morphological feature distinguishing monocots from other angiosperms. Recent placement of Hydatellaceae near the early-divergent angiosperm order Nymphaeales, rather than in the monocot order Poales, has prompted reassessment of seedling morphology in this poorly known family.
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