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Seedling morphology in identification of some Indian species of Bauhinia L. (Caesalpiniaceae)
Author(s) -
Das D. Ch.,
Paria N. D.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
feddes repertorium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1522-239X
pISSN - 0014-8962
DOI - 10.1002/fedr.19991100508
Subject(s) - seedling , bauhinia , biology , epigeal , hypocotyl , botany , phyllotaxis , germination , morphology (biology) , zoology , shoot , meristem
Abstract Seedling morphology was studied in nine Indian species of Bauhinia L. Four seedling types were recognized on the basis of germination pattern: (a) crypto‐hypogeal; (b) semicrypto‐geal; (c) phanero‐epigeal and (d) phanero‐geal. The seedling types, foliar and storage cotyledons, forms and length of hypocotyl, presence or absence of cataphylls, phyllotaxy and depth of lobing of first two leaves provide essential characters for the identification of the investigated taxa of the genus.