Diplostigmaty
Diplostigmaty refers, in botany, to the presence of extra stigmas along the style.[1] This condition is known from the genus Sebaea.[2] It is thought to provide reproductive assurance.[3]
References
- ^ Marloth, R. (1909). "A diplostigmatic plant, Sebaea exacoides (L.) Schinz (Belmontia cordata L.)". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 1: 311–314. doi:10.1080/00359190909520037.
- ^ Kissling, Jonathan; Endress, Peter K.; Bernasconi, Giorgina (2009). "Ancestral and monophyletic presence of diplostigmaty in Sebaea (Gentianaceae) and its potential role as a morphological mixed mating strategy". New Phytologist. 184 (2): 303–310. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.03000.x.
- ^ Kissling, Jonathan; Barrett, Spencer C.H. (2013). "Diplostigmaty in plants: a novel mechanism that provides reproductive assurance". Biology Letters. 9. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2013.0495.