Leaf anatomy of the South African Danthonieae (Poaceae). XV. The genus Elytrophorus
Bothalia - African Biodiversity & Conservation
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Leaf anatomy of the South African Danthonieae (Poaceae). XV. The genus Elytrophorus | |
| Creator | Ellis, R. P. | |
| Description | The leaf anatomy of Elytrophorus globularis Hack, and E. spicatus (Willd.) A. Camus is described and illustrated from freshly fixed material from SWA/Namibia and Botswana. It is shown that these two species are anatomically indistinguishable. It is suggested that they are conspecific. and that E. spicatus possibly represents juvenile plants with immature inflorescences. The anatomical evidence strongly refutes a chloridoid relationship for Elytrophorus but appears to support arundinoid affinities for the genus. Striking anatomical and ecological similarities exist between Elytrophorus and Sacciolepis huillensis (Rendle) Stapf. No significant leaf anatomical differences separate Elytrophorus from S. huillensis and some of the other C3 panicoid taxa and. consequently, Elytrophorus may represent a link between the Arundinoideae and the Panicoideae. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 1986-10-28 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/abc.v16i2.1098 | |
| Source | Bothalia; Vol 16, No 2 (1986); 243-249 2311-9284 0006-8241 | |
| Language | eng | |
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