Browsing Biology & Environmental Sciences by Subject "Podostemaceae"
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A new species of Castelnavia (Podostemaceae) from Tocantins, Brazil
(2008-01-01)Castelnavia noveloi C. T. Philbrick & C. P. Bove is distinguished from other species of Castelnavia Tulasne & Weddell (Podostemaceae) based on the production of stems arising perpendicular from the leaf petiole (petiolar ... -
A New Species of Ceratolacis (Podostemaceae) from Minas Gerais, Brazil
(2004-03-01)A new species of Ceratolacis (C. pedunculatum) is illustrated and described. The new species is known from four locations in central Minas Gerais, Brazil. Ceratolacis pendunculatum is distinguished from the only other ... -
Developmental Morphology of New World Podostemaceae: Marathrum and Vanroyenella
(1999-01-01)Podostemaceae live in swift-running rivers with stony beds, mainly in the Tropics. This article is a comparative study of three Marathrum spp. (M. rubrum, M. schiedeanum, and M. tenue) and the monotypic genus Vanroyenella ... -
Endemism in Neotropical Podostemaceae
(2010-01-01)Podostemaceae, a family of plants restricted to river rapids and waterfalls, are widely reported to have a high degree of local species endemism. We tested this idea for Neotropical members of the family using historical ... -
Preanthesis Cleistogamy in the Genus Podostemum (Podostemaceae)
(2006-01-01)Podostemum from South America (P. comatum, P. distichum, P. irgangii, P. muelleri, P. ovatum, P. rutifolium subsp. rutifolium, P. scaturiginum, P. weddellianum) and the North American P. ceratophyllum. Fluorescence microscopy ...