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Recent Topics Posters Hong, Kun-Yuan [1], Jhuang, Pei-Hua [1], Fan, Yi-Bin [1]. New discovery of precocious germination in two terrestrial plant species . Precocious germination, including vivipary and pseudovivipary, is rare in seed plants. We here report the occurrence of vivipary in two Taiwanese species of Ardisia (Myrsinaceae), A. japonica and A. crenata, which grow at an elevation of 830~2080m in humid warm temperate forests. The fruits of these two species, when ripe, contain seeds in which the radicles have penetrated the seed coat. Germination therefore occurs within the unopened fruit. Log in to add this item to your schedule
1 - Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, Division of Forest Chemistry, Taipei
Keywords: Ardisia crenata Ardisia japonica vivpary pseudovivipary.
Presentation Type: Recent Topics Poster Session: P2 Location: Event Tent/Cliff Lodge Date: Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 Time: 5:30 PM Number: P2RT026 Abstract ID:1223 |