Plant Diversity ›› 1992, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (01): 1-3.

• Articles •    

COMPARATIVE ANATOMY OF BAMBOO EMBRYO AND THEIR SYSTEMATIC CLASSIFICATION

HU Cheng-Hua YU Fu-Gen CHEN Ling   

  1. Nanjing University
  • Online:1992-02-25 Published:1992-02-25

Abstract: The anatomical types of the embryo of the bamboo fruits are variable and compli-cated. A lot of characters such as the anatomical types of the embryo, the angles between the radicle and scutel, between the plumule and scutel, the curve degree of the embryo, the exten-sion degree of the mesocotyl, and the size, pattern of the scutel, are more or less different among the bambotaxa.

Key words: Bamboo