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The Role of Vein Termini Idioblasts as an Aid in the Systematics of Pternandra Jack.(Melastomataceae)


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The recent revision of the genus Pternandra Jack. of the Melastomataceae is justified on the basis of veinlet elements morphology. The naturalness of the key characters is lucid and supports the taxonomical utility of the idioblastic features observed within this genus.
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T. Ananda Rao
Karnataka Association for the Advancement of Science, Central College, Bangalore, India
Poornima Nayak
Karnataka Association for the Advancement of Science, Central College, Bangalore, India

Abstract


The recent revision of the genus Pternandra Jack. of the Melastomataceae is justified on the basis of veinlet elements morphology. The naturalness of the key characters is lucid and supports the taxonomical utility of the idioblastic features observed within this genus.