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Leaf anatomy of the South African Danthonieae (Poaceae). XV. The genus Elytrophorus
Submitted: 28 October 1986 | Published: 28 October 1986
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R. P. Ellis, Botanical Research Institute. Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, South AfricaFull Text:
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The leaf anatomy of Elytrophorus globularis Hack, and E. spicatus (Willd.) A. Camus is described and illustrated from freshly fixed material from SWA/Namibia and Botswana. It is shown that these two species are anatomically indistinguishable. It is suggested that they are conspecific. and that E. spicatus possibly represents juvenile plants with immature inflorescences. The anatomical evidence strongly refutes a chloridoid relationship for Elytrophorus but appears to support arundinoid affinities for the genus. Striking anatomical and ecological similarities exist between Elytrophorus and Sacciolepis huillensis (Rendle) Stapf. No significant leaf anatomical differences separate Elytrophorus from S. huillensis and some of the other C3 panicoid taxa and. consequently, Elytrophorus may represent a link between the Arundinoideae and the Panicoideae.
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