Vivipary in Goeppertia inocephala (Marantaceae).

Authors

  • María Del Pilar Sepúlveda-Nieto
  • Ángela María Moralestrujillo
  • Liliana Katinas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31055/1851.2372.v53.n2.20579

Keywords:

Germination, sexual reproduction, monocots.

Abstract

Vivipary in Goeppertia inocephala (Marantaceae).Viviparous germination is a phenomenon known only for 0.1% of the total species, being less frequent in monocots. In the Marantaceae family it had only been mentioned for a single species, Marantochloa congensis. This work presents the first record of plants originated from viviparous seeds of Goeppertia inocephala (Marantaceae) found in the understory of a mixed forest of the Andean region of the department of Quindío, Colombia. The vivipary of this species is discussed in the context of the mechanisms of adaptation to the current environmental conditions and pre-conditioning of paleotropical ancestors.

 

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Published

2018-07-06

How to Cite

Sepúlveda-Nieto, María Del Pilar, Ángela María Moralestrujillo, and Liliana Katinas. 2018. “Vivipary in Goeppertia Inocephala (Marantaceae)”. Boletín De La Sociedad Argentina De Botánica (Journal of the Argentine Botanical Society 53 (2):221-25. https://doi.org/10.31055/1851.2372.v53.n2.20579.

Issue

Vol. 53 No. 2 (2018): June

Section

Original Articles

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