The anatomy of the seed-coat includes diagnostic characters in the subtribe Eugeniinae (Myrteae, Myrtaceae)

• Published in: Frontiers in plant science Vol. 13; p. 981884
• Main Authors: Sbais, Patricia Gonçalves, Machado, Nayara Carreira, Valdemarin, Karinne Sampaio, Thadeo, Marcela, Mazine, Fiorella Fernanda, Mourão, Káthia Socorro Mathias
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 05.10.2022
• Subjects: Myrcianthes; perichalaza; Plant Science; Pseudeugenia; Racemosae; testa; Umbellatae

The subtribe Eugeniinae comprises of two genera, Eugenia (ca. 1,100 species) and Myrcianthes (ca. 40 species). Eugenia is the largest genus of neotropical Myrtaceae and its latest classification proposes 11 sections. This study describes the seed anatomy of forty-one species of Eugeniinae in order t...