Inflorescence development in the Vitis–Ampelocissus clade of Vitaceae: the unusual lamellate inflorescence of Pterisanthes

• Published in: Botanical journal of the Linnean Society Vol. 179; no. 4; pp. 725 - 741
• Main Authors: Ickert‐Bond, Stefanie M, Gerrath, Jean M, Posluszny, Usher, Wen, Jun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Academic Press 01.12.2015; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Ampelocissus; Ampelocissus-Vitis clade; branches; branching; buds; calyx; corolla; developmental stages; flowering; lamellate inflorescence; ontogeny; pedicel; peduncle; phylogeny; Pterisanthes; scanning electron microscopy; thyrse; Vitaceae; Vitis; South East Asia

Pterisanthes (Vitaceae) is a genus of c. 20 species of scandent climbers endemic to Southeast Asia with unusual lamellate inflorescences. Molecular phylogenetic analysis supports its relationship in the well‐supported Vitis–Ampelocissus–Nothocissus–Pterisanthes clade (i.e. the Ampelocissus–Vitis cla...