| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1982 |
| Authors: | Sampathkumar |
| Journal: | Taxon |
| Volume: | 31 |
| Pagination: | 53-56 |
| Date Published: | February 1982 |
| Keywords: | Cressa, CUSCUTA, Evolvulus, Ipomoea, Jacquemontia, Poranopsis, seedling morphology, Xenostegia |
| Abstract: | The usefulness of the cotyledonary leaf characteristics in the taxonomy of Convolvulaceae has been highlighted. Certain characters of the mature cotyledonary leaves of seedlings, such as the mean area, depth of lobing, depth of basal sinus, angle between the lobes, pattern of venation, stalk length and other features offer much scope for the taxonomists, in view of their high level of constancy. ... |
Taxonomic name:
Convolvulaceae (Convolvulaceae), Cressa (Convolvulaceae), Cuscuta (Convolvulaceae), Evolvulus (Convolvulaceae), Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae), Jacquemontia (Convolvulaceae), Poranopsis (Convolvulaceae), Xenostegia (Convolvulaceae), Cressa (Convolvulaceae), Cuscuta (Convolvulaceae), Evolvulus (Convolvulaceae), Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae), Jacquemontia (Convolvulaceae), Poranopsis (Convolvulaceae), Xenostegia (Convolvulaceae)