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| SILVA,Ivone Vieira da; OLIVEIRA,Rubens Maia de; ROSSI,Ana Aparecida Bandini; SILVA,Angelita Benevenuti da; OLIVEIRA,Daiane Maia de. |
| Orchidaceae is one of the largest botanical families, with approximately 780 genera. Among the genera of this family, Catasetum currently comprises 166 species. The aim of this study was to characterize the root anatomy of eight Catasetum species, verifying adaptations related to epiphytic habit and looking for features that could contribute to the vegetative identification of such species. The species studied were collected at the Portal da Amazônia region, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. The roots were fixed in FAA 50, cut freehand, and stained with astra blue/fuchsin. Illustrations were obtained with a digital camera mounted on a photomicroscope. The roots of examined species shared most of the anatomical characteristics observed in other species of the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Adaptations; Catasetinae; Epiphyte; Velamen. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672015000100021 |
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