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The Staminal Lever Mechanism in Salvia L. (Lamiaceae) ‐ a Review
Author(s) -
ClaβenBockhoff R.,
Wester P.,
Tweraser E.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
plant biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.871
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1438-8677
pISSN - 1435-8603
DOI - 10.1055/s-2003-37973
Subject(s) - biology , lamiaceae , mechanism (biology) , salvia , genetic algorithm , lever , genus , evolutionary biology , botany , epistemology , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics
Abstract: The genus Salvia encompasses about 900 species distributed world‐wide. It is characterized by the famous staminal lever mechanism of the flower which is one of the best known examples of a nototribic pollination mechanism. We hypothesize that structure and functioning of the staminal levers play a major role as key structures in speciation. To cope with the complex evolutionary processes involved, a number of different methodological approaches are needed. The present paper summarizes the literature referring to structural and functional diversity, breeding systems, systematics and evolution in Salvia.