The genera <i>Polygonum</i> and <i>Bilderdykia</i> (Polygonaceae) in southern Africa: morphology and taxonomic value of the ocrea and fruit

The genera <i>Polygonum</i> and <i>Bilderdykia</i> (Polygonaceae) in southern Africa: morphology and taxonomic value of the ocrea and fruit

The external morphology of the fruit and the ocrea of 16 taxa of Polygonum and Bilderdykia in southern Africa was studied.Fruits are either lenticular or trigonous. Six types of fruit surfaces were distinguished. Five types of ocreae were found, characterized by: a green undulating limb; a silvery h...

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Main Authors: G. Germishuizen, P. J. Robbertse, P. D. F. Kok
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South African National Biodiversity Institut 1989-12-01
Series:Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation
Subjects:
<i>Bilderdykia</i>
fruits
key
morphology
ocrea. <i>Polygonum</i>
taxonomy
Online Access:https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/956

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