Plant Diversity ›› 1986, Vol. 8 ›› Issue (02): 1-3.

• Articles •    

EMBRYOLOGICAL STUDIES OF STYRAX SUBERIFOLIUS

Ye Xiulin, Qian Nanfen and Wang Fuxiong (Wang Fu-hsiung)   

  1. South China lnstitute o fBotany,Academia sinica)lnstitute of Botany,Academic Sinica)
  • Online:1986-04-25 Published:1986-04-25

Abstract: The present paper deals with the development of male and fe-wale gametophytes and the early enbryogenesis of Styrax suberifolius.The ovary 20-23 ovules.The sovules are hemitropous,with 2 imtigu-ments,tenuinucellate and the archesporial cell functions directly as the mega-spore mother cell.The chalazal megaspore is functional.The development ofthe embtyo sac conforms to the normal type.The mature embryo sac is rich in starch grains.The formation of the microspores are of the simulyameous type and the mature pollen grain is 2-celled.

Key words: Styrax suberifolius