In 1970, Howard proposed a fifth type of nodal anatomy pattern, where a single vascular trace from the stele is associated with more than one leaf and termed it as “split-lateral”. Several workers observed this type of nodal vascular trace in different angiosperm families, but with rather conflicting interpretations. The present study added another family — Euphorbiaceae — in the list of such nodal type and, based on the observation of different nodal configurations of the species Mallotus nudiflorus (L.) Kulju & Welzen (basionym Trewia nudiflora L.), the evolutionary consequences of “split-lateral” were discussed.
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26 December 2014
Diversity of Nodal Structure in Mallotus nudiflorus (L.) Kulju & Welzen (Euphorbiaceae) — insight into the evolution of “Howard's Split-Lateral”
Debabrata Maity
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Adansonia
Vol. 36 • No. 2
December 2014
Vol. 36 • No. 2
December 2014
“latéralement divisé”
“split-lateral”
Anatomie nodale
Euphorbiaceae
evolution
évolution
Nodal anatomy