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On the presence of elastoviscin in all subfamilies of the Orchidaceae and the homology to pollenkitt
Author(s) -
Schill R.,
Wolter M.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1986.tb00885.x
Subject(s) - orchidaceae , biology , subfamily , botany , evolutionary biology , genetics , gene
Elastoviscin is newly described for the most primitive subfamily of the Orchidaceae, the Apostasioideae. The characteristics of pollenkitt and elastoviscin are compared. Both substances are highly related. The present data are used to develope some thoughts on a possible evolution of elastoviscin in the Orchidaceae. We draw the conclusion that elastoviscin could be regarded as pollenkitt until more data are available.