Sporogenesis and gametogenesis of Rauvolfia l. species (Apocynaceae) with report of monoecy, dioecy and ginodioecy

• Grant number: 15/01424-4
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: July 01, 2015
• End date: June 30, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Botany - Plant Morphology
• Principal Investigator: Letícia Silva Souto
• Grantee: Letícia Silva Souto
• Host Institution: Centro de Ciências Humanas e Biológicas (CCHB). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). Sorocaba , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: Ingrid Koch

Abstract

Apocynaceae (Gentianales) has at least 415 genera and 4555 species distributed in subtropical and tropical regions of the world. It is currently recognized five subfamilies based on floral traits. The most basal groups are nested in the Rauvolfioideae subfamily that is considered a paraphyletic group in phylogenetic studies. The Rauvolfioideae floral characters have been classified as taxonomically uninformative, but anatomical and reproductive biology studies have demonstrated that these characters can help to understand the evolution of reproductive strategies in Apocynaceae. Although the family is known to have species with bisexual flowers, there are reports of functional dioecy and gynodioecy for Rauvolfioideae species, with the presence of anthers without pollen grains and deposit of callose in ovule from ovaries that do not form fruit. Few species of the family and subfamily were studied regarding the development of anthers, pollen grains, ovules and megagametophyte,and all the already studied species are monoecious. Therefore our aim is to describe the development of anther, microsporogenesis, microgametogenesis, ovule development, megagametogenesis and megagametogenesis of three species of Rauvolfia (Rauvolfioideae - Apocynaceae) with different reproductive strategies: Rauvolfia sellowii has functional dioecy, R. vomitoria presents functional ginodioecy and R.wedelliana is monoecious. Consequently, we intend to identify the process that leads to pollen sterility and deposition of callose in ovules, as well as to establish a development pattern for the above mentioned structures of Rauvolfia. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

KOCH, INGRID; ALVES, DANIELA MARTINS; SOUTO, LETICIA SILVA. Anther wall and pollen development in two species of Rauvolfia L. (Apocynaceae). BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY, v. 41, n. 1, p. 175-184, MAR 2018. (15/01424-4)

SOUTO, LETCIA S.; KOCH, INGRID. Explaining Ovule Sterility in Rauvolfia L. (Apocynaceae). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCES, v. 179, n. 5, p. 368-376, JUN 2018. (15/01424-4)

OLIVEIRA, CRISTIANE R.; DOMINGUES, CAIO E. C.; DE MELO, NATHALIE F. S.; ROAT, THAISA C.; MALASPINA, OSMAR; JONES-COSTA, MONICA; SILVA-ZACARIN, ELAINE C. M.; FRACETO, LEONARDO F.. Nanopesticide based on botanical insecticide pyrethrum and its potential effects on honeybees. Chemosphere, v. 236, DEC 2019. (17/21004-5, 15/01424-4)

KOCH, INGRID; ALVES, DANIELA MARTINS; SOUTO, LETICIA SILVA. Anther wall and pollen development in two species of Rauvolfia L. (Apocynaceae). Rev. bras. Bot., v. 41, n. 1, p. 10-pg., 2018-03-01. (15/01424-4)