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IS THE GRASS GYNOECIUM MONOCARPELLARY?
Author(s) -
Philipson W. R.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
american journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.218
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1537-2197
pISSN - 0002-9122
DOI - 10.1002/j.1537-2197.1985.tb08469.x
Subject(s) - gynoecium , biology , botany , stamen , pollen
Two interpretations are currently applied to the gynoecium of the Gramineae. Either it is monocarpellary or it is syncarpous (pseudomonocarpellary). These two views are examined and it is concluded that the grass gynoecium retains features of a tricarpellary ancestry. This conclusion is reached principally on the basis of comparison with the gynoecia of the family Restionaceae.