Pentachondra dehiscens sp nov - an aberrant new member of Styphelieae

Authors
Cherry, W Gadek, PA Brown, EA Heslewood, MM Quinn, CJ
Citation
W. Cherry et al., Pentachondra dehiscens sp nov - an aberrant new member of Styphelieae, AUST SYST B, 14(4), 2001, pp. 513-533
Citations number
40
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
AUSTRALIAN SYSTEMATIC BOTANY
ISSN journal
10301887 → ACNP
Volume
14
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
513 - 533
Database
ISI
SICI code
1030-1887(2001)14:4<513:PDSN-A>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
A new species of Styphelieae collected from the Blue Mountains region of Ne w South Wales is described. Cladistic analyses of morphological and molecul ar data show that the species has a strong affinity with the genus Pentacho ndra. The genus is redefined to accommodate the following features of the n ew species: a drupaceous fruit with 6-11 locules in which the mesocarp spli ts to release the separate pyrenes at maturity and a more complex infloresc ence.