Octolepidoideae
Gonystylus miquelianus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Subfamily: Octolepidoideae

Octolepidoideae is a subfamily and one of the earliest branches of the Thymelaeaceae family.[1] This species inherited multiple morphological character states from its ancestor, Thymelaeaceae. The calyx of a typical octolepidoideae is 5-merous. Researchers have found the species to contain 4-merous and 6-merous calyces, albeit they remain rarer.[2]

The pollen of most octolepidoideae are provided with small spinules on the outer covering of their pollen grains.[3]

References

  1. "Octolepidoideae". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  2. Horn, J.W. (2004). The morphology and relationships of the Sphaerosepalaceae (Malvales). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. pp. 1–40.
  3. Herber, B.E. (2002). Pollen morphology of the Thymelaeaceae in relation to its taxonomy (Plant Systematics and Evolution 232 ed.). pp. 107–121.


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