
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Belsham, Stephen R. 
A1  - Orlovich, David A. 
T1  - 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)
JF  - Australian Systematic Botany
JO  - Aust. Systematic Bot.
Y1  - 2003
VL  - 16
IS  - 5
SP  - 621
EP  - 628
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/SB02036 
N2  - 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. 
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