VESTURED PITS IN SOME WOODY GENTIANACEAE

Vestured pits are reported for the first time in representatives of fo ur genera of Gentianaceae, namely Lisianthius, Macrocarpaea, Symbolant hus and Tachiadenus. All vestures observed were small to very small an d occur at the roof of the pit chamber near the outer pit aperture. So me species also show sparsely vestured inner pit apertures, The logani aceous genera Anthocleista and Fagraea, often included in Gentianaceae , were also investigated.