The relationship between cell division and elongation during development of the nectar-yielding petal spur in Centranthus ruber (Valerianaceae) | Zendy

Jaimie-Lee K. Mack | Zendy; Arthur R. Davis | Zendy

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The relationship between cell division and elongation during development of the nectar-yielding petal spur in Centranthus ruber (Valerianaceae)

Author(s) -

Jaimie-Lee K. Mack,

Arthur R. Davis

Publication year - 2015

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/mcu261

Subject(s) - biology , petal , spur , trichome , botany , nectar , cell division , anthesis , ultrastructure , anatomy , pollen , cell , genetics , cultivar

Floral spurs are hollow, tubular outgrowths that typically conceal nectar. By their involvement in specialized pollinator interactions, spurs have ecological and evolutionary significance, often leading to speciation. Despite their importance and diversity in shape and size among angiosperm taxa, detailed investigations of the mechanism of spur development have been conducted only recently.

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