Vera Lucia Scatena

• Abstract

  Owing to the importance of Poales within Monocotyledons, new anatomical data are essential to the taxonomy and phylogeny of the group. In this context, species of Eriocaulaceae, Xyridaceae, Cyperaceae, Poaceae, Juncaceae and Rapateaceae will be studied anatocamically, since these families are representative in Poales. They include several species restricted to Brazil and thus represent an…

  Anatomy of species of Poales (monocotyledons): taxonomic implications, AP.R
• Comparative study of anther and pollen develpment in some species cyperaceae (poales), AR.EXT

• Abstract

  Considering the importance of both morphological and anatomical data to complement taxonomic studies of Poales, this project aims to study the morphology and anatomy of some Bromeliaceae, Cyperaceae, Eriocaulaceae, Poaceae, Rapateaceae, and Xyridaceae species. These families were choosen because most of their species occur exclusively in Brazil, making them an interesting model for multi-…

  Morphology and anatomy of species of Poales (commelinids-monocotyledons), a taxonomic approach, AP.R

(Only some records are available in English at this moment)

• Abstract

  Pontederiaceae comprise five genera and about 35 aquatic species, with diversity center in the Neotropical region. Pontederia comprises six species, all of them occurring in Brazil. Since the delimitation of the species is difficult, this project aims to analyze the leaf anatomy of the six species of Pontederia to identify characters useful for taxonomy. Will also be analyzed two species …

  Anatomy of Pontederia (Pontederiaceae) leaves with taxonomic focus, BP.IC

• Abstract

  Poaceae is widely distributed and comprises about 12,000 species in 12 subfamilies. Fusoid cells are originated from the ground meristem and have been reported in leaf blades of many grass species in seven subfamilies: early-diverging lineages Anomochlooideae, Pharoideae, Puelioideae; Oryzoideae, Bambusoideae and Pooideae (BOP clade); and Panicoideae (PACMAD). Grass anatomical studies and…

  Ecology, evolution and development (eco-evo-devo): the role played by fusoid cells in the diversification of Poaceae (Poales), BP.PD

• Abstract

  Poales is a representative order including one third of monocotyledon species. The xyrid clade includes Xyridaceae, Eriocaulaceae and Mayacaceae and is weakly supported. Floral anatomy studies show that Eriocaulaceae and Xyridaceae share several homologies not present in Mayacaceae. In the infra-familiar level, Xyridaceae is the most problematic family and its monophyly requires testing. …

  Comparative embryology of xyrids (Poales-Monocotyledons), BP.PD

(Only some records are available in English at this moment)

• Abstract

  Poaceae is a diverse, ecologically dominant family in which fusoid cells have been reported in seven of its 12 subfamilies: the early-diverging lineages Anomochlooideae, Pharoideae, Puelioideae; Oryzoideae, Bambusoideae and Pooideae; and Panicoideae. Anatomical studies have suggested that the development of fusoid cells is highly associated with shaded habitats. During leaf blade differen…

  Developmental mechanism of fusoid cells in the grass leaf and its response to light exposure, BE.EP.PD