
%0 Journal Article
%A Clarkson, JR 
%A Clifford, HT 
%T Germination of <I>Jedda multicaulis</I> Clarkson,J.r. (Thymelaeaceae). An Example of Cryptogeal Germination in the Australian Flora
%J Australian Journal of Botany
%D 1987/12/01
%V 35
%N 6
%P 715-720
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/BT9870715
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/BT9870715 
%X The germination of Jedda multicaulis is figured and described. It provides the first record of cryptogeal germination for a member of the family Thymelaeaceae and demonstrates the habit for the first time in a woody dicotyledonous member of the Australian flora. Anatomical studies show the burying of the plumule is the result of a modification of the cotyledonary petioles. The germination pattern is considered to be primarily an adaptation to fire. It also provides a mode of recovery following grazing or trampling. 
