Megagametophyte of Clintonia
- 1 December 1943
- journal article
- research article
- Published by University of Chicago Press in Botanical Gazette
- Vol. 105 (2) , 263-267
- https://doi.org/10.1086/335216
Abstract
C. uniflora has a tetrasporic megagametophyte which probably represents a much reduced form of the Fritillaria-type. The nucleus of the megaspore mother cell divides to form 4 megaspore nuclei, of which the 3 toward the chalazal end are represented only by densely chromatic masses. All or some of these may fuse and then persist as one or more bodies in the cytoplasm of the primary endosperm cell. The micropylar megaspore nucleus divides twice to produce the quartet.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE TYPES OF EMBRYO SACS IN ANGIOSPERMSNew Phytologist, 1937
- Contemporary understanding of embryosac development among angiospermsThe Botanical Review, 1936