
%0 Journal Article
%A Belsham, Stephen R. 
%A Orlovich, David A. 
%T Development of the hypanthium and androecium in <emph type="2">Acmena</emph> <emph type="2">smithii</emph> and <emph type="2">Syzygium</emph> <emph type="2">australe</emph> (<emph type="2">Acmena</emph> alliance, Myrtaceae)
%J Australian Systematic Botany
%D 2003/11/10
%V 16
%N 5
%P 621-628
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/SB02036
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/SB02036 
%X Floral organogeny and development are described for two species of the Acmena alliance: Acmena smithii and Syzygium australe. The Acmena alliance is now regarded as distinct from the fleshy-fruited Myrtoideae s.s. A. smithii develops an hypanthium that resembles that seen in some dry-fruited Myrtaceae but stamen initiation resembles that seen in the fleshy-fruited Luma apiculata. By contrast S. australe has hypanthial development similar to the New Zealand fleshy-fruited Myrtaceae but stamen development resembles that of many dry-fruited Myrtaceae. Both species, therefore, show homoplasy of floral characters with both fleshy and dry-fruited Myrtaceae. 
