Morfoanatomia e ontogênese de frutos e sementes de três espécies de Chamaecrista moench (Fabaceae, Caesalpinioideae) de cerrado do Estado de São Paulo
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2006-08-28
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Paula, Orlando Cavalari de [UNESP]
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
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As Fabaceae são a família mais rica do cerrado, contando com 101 gêneros e 777 espécies e o gênero Chamaecrista é o mais numeroso, listando-se 100 espécies. Ainda assim, o gênero é muito pouco conhecido; não são encontrados trabalhos relativos à estrutura do pericarpo e, no que tange às sementes, o levantamento recuperou apenas um trabalho. O presente estudo visa a realizar um estudo estrutural com espécies de Chamaecrista (Fabaceae, Caesalpinioideae), ocorrentes nos cerrados do Estado de São Paulo; mais especificamente, objetiva analisar a morfologia, anatomia e ontogênese de frutos e sementes de Chamaecrista desvauxii (Collad.) Killip var. latistipula (Benth.) G.P. Lewis, Chamaecrista flexuosa (L.) Greene e Chamaecrista nictitans L. var. patellaria (Collad.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby, buscando verificar a ocorrência de padrões estruturais relacionados ao cerrado. Para isto, foram utilizadas técnicas usuais de processamento em microscopia de luz e microscopia eletrônica de varredura. As três espécies apresentam estrutura bastante uniforme, tanto no pericarpo quanto na semente. Os frutos são legumes típicos e, no pericarpo, foram observados aspectos comuns às leguminosas, sendo destacadas características ancestrais (como a folha carpelar fendida), xeromórficas (cutícula espessa, presença de tricomas na epiderme ovariana e no exocarpo, células comuns com paredes anticlinais retas, hipoderme, presença de cristais de oxalato de cálcio e calotas de fibras gelatinosas externas aos feixes dorsal e ventrais) e antiherbivoria (acúmulo de compostos fenólicos e segmentação pericárpica). Na semente, também foram observadas características comuns à família, como o caráter unitegumentado e a testa de estrutura padrão, com paliçada bem diferenciada. São sementes albuminosas e o endosperma é mucilaginoso. As reservas...
Fabaceae is the richest family, with 101 genera and 777 species, Chamaecrista is the most numerous genus of cerrado, with 100 species. However, the genus is very little known; works about pericarp structure are not found, and only one work refers to the seed anatomy. We aim to accomplish a structural analysis of species of Chamaecrista (Fabaceae, Caesalpinioideae), occurring in the cerrado of the São Paulo State; more specifically, we intend to analyze the morphology, anatomy and ontogeny of fruits and seeds of Chamaecrista desvauxii (Collad.) Killip var. latistipula (Benth.) G.P. Lewis, Chamaecrista flexuosa (L.) Greene and Chamaecrista nictitans L. var. patellaria (Collad.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby, searching to verify the occurrence of ordinary structural standards in these plants and to indicate similarities with other species of Fabaceae and of the cerrado. For this, usual techniques of light microscopy and scanning electronic microscopy had been used. The three species present uniform structure in the pericarp and in the seed. The fruits are typical legumes and common aspects of the leguminous species have been observed in the pericarp. We detached ancestral characteristics (as the opened carpel), xeromorphic (thick cuticle, presence of trichomes in ovarian epidermis and exocarp, common cells with straight anticlinal walls, hypodermis, presence of calcium oxalate crystals and groups of gelatinous fibres external to dorsal and ventral bundles) and antiherbivory (phenolic compounds accumulation and pericarpic segmentation). In the seed, we have also observed typical Fabaceae traits, as the unitegmic condition and the standard structure of the testa, with well differentiated palisade. The seeds are albuminous and the endosperm is mucilaginous. The seminal reserves (endospermic and cotyledonal) have lipids and proteins, increasing the possibilities of success... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
Fabaceae is the richest family, with 101 genera and 777 species, Chamaecrista is the most numerous genus of cerrado, with 100 species. However, the genus is very little known; works about pericarp structure are not found, and only one work refers to the seed anatomy. We aim to accomplish a structural analysis of species of Chamaecrista (Fabaceae, Caesalpinioideae), occurring in the cerrado of the São Paulo State; more specifically, we intend to analyze the morphology, anatomy and ontogeny of fruits and seeds of Chamaecrista desvauxii (Collad.) Killip var. latistipula (Benth.) G.P. Lewis, Chamaecrista flexuosa (L.) Greene and Chamaecrista nictitans L. var. patellaria (Collad.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby, searching to verify the occurrence of ordinary structural standards in these plants and to indicate similarities with other species of Fabaceae and of the cerrado. For this, usual techniques of light microscopy and scanning electronic microscopy had been used. The three species present uniform structure in the pericarp and in the seed. The fruits are typical legumes and common aspects of the leguminous species have been observed in the pericarp. We detached ancestral characteristics (as the opened carpel), xeromorphic (thick cuticle, presence of trichomes in ovarian epidermis and exocarp, common cells with straight anticlinal walls, hypodermis, presence of calcium oxalate crystals and groups of gelatinous fibres external to dorsal and ventral bundles) and antiherbivory (phenolic compounds accumulation and pericarpic segmentation). In the seed, we have also observed typical Fabaceae traits, as the unitegmic condition and the standard structure of the testa, with well differentiated palisade. The seeds are albuminous and the endosperm is mucilaginous. The seminal reserves (endospermic and cotyledonal) have lipids and proteins, increasing the possibilities of success... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
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Anatomia vegetal, Botânica - Morfologia, Chamaecrista, Seed coat, Morphology, Embryo
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PAULA, Orlando Cavalari de. Morfoanatomia e ontogênese de frutos e sementes de três espécies de Chamaecrista moench (Fabaceae, Caesalpinioideae) de cerrado do Estado de São Paulo. 2006. 93 f. Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências de Botucatu, 2006.