Morphology and anatomy of the seedling and the tirodendro of Calophyllum brasiliense Cambess. (Clusiaceae)

Autor: Valquíria Aparecida Mendes de Jesus, Alessandro Lucca Braccini, Luiz Antonio de Souza, Ismar Sebastião Moscheta, Giovanna Emanuelle Goncalves Mariucci, Fábio Lúcio Santos
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, Vol 36, Iss 4, Pp 443-449 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1679-9283
1807-863X
DOI: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v36i4.21585
Popis: Calophyllum brasiliense Cambess. is a tree species that is presented as an alternative to replace endangered species of hardwood. The morphology and anatomy of the seedling of this species is the object of the present study. Seedlings at different stages of development were obtained in greenhouse and analyzed fresh and fixed in FAA (Formalin-Acetic-Alcohol) 50. The anatomical analysis was done by the freehand and microtome sections, according to standard techniques in plant anatomy. The seedling and/or tirodendro is cryptocotylar and hypogeal, has cataphylls, and presents eophylls and metaphylls simple with venation pinnate craspedodromous simple. The root is polyarch, the hypocotyl is very short, the cotyledons have an oily and starchy reserve, the epicotyl has stem structure, and eophylls and metaphylls are dorsiventral. The seedling may be classified in the Horsfieldia type/subtype.
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