Structure and development of fruits and seeds of weed species of Euphorbiaceae Estrutura e desenvolvimento de frutos e sementes de espécies invasoras de Euphorbiaceae

• Published in: Acta botânica brasilica Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 38 - 45
• Main Authors: Karina Bertechine Gagliardi, Aline Rosado, Luiz Antonio de Souza, Ismar Sebastião Moscheta, Adriana Lenita Meyer Albiero
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil 01.03.2012
• Subjects: esquizocarpo; Euphorbia; ontogenia; ontogeny; pericarp; pericarpo; schizocarp; seedcoat; tegumento seminal

Euphorbiaceae s.l. presents several morphological types of fruits, of which the schizocarp is the most common. The fruits of weed species of Euphorbia graminea Jacq., Euphorbia heterophylla L., Euphorbia hirta L. (= Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millsp.) and Euphorbia prostrata Aiton (= Chamaesyce prostrata...