Morphological study of fruits, seeds and embryo in the tropical tribe Dipterygeae (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae)

This work analyses and describes fruit, seed and embryo morphology of 12 Dipterygeae species. The fruit is quite distinct among genera, being a legume in Taralea, a drupoid legume in Dipteryx and a cryptosamara in Pterodon. It was observed that the three genera present distinct morphological charact...

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Main Authors: Rafael Barbosa Pinto, Vanessa Maria da Costa Rodrigues Francisco, Vidal de Freitas Mansano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro
Series:Rodriguésia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2175-78602014000100007&lng=en&tlng=en