The genus Piptadenia Benth.: pollen morphology and taxonomic implications

ABSTRACT The genus Piptadenia Benth. has undergone several changes in its circumscriptions throughout its history, given the difficulty of its phylogenetic placement. Considering that palynological contributions have been significant for differentiating taxa within the Mimoseae tribe , the present s...

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Main Authors: Ana Flávia Trabuco Duarte, Débora Cavalcante De Oliveira, Pétala Gomes Ribeiro, Luciano Paganucci De Queiroz, Francisco De Assis Ribeiro Dos Santos
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Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil 2025-05-01
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author Ana Flávia Trabuco Duarte
Débora Cavalcante De Oliveira
Pétala Gomes Ribeiro
Luciano Paganucci De Queiroz
Francisco De Assis Ribeiro Dos Santos
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description ABSTRACT The genus Piptadenia Benth. has undergone several changes in its circumscriptions throughout its history, given the difficulty of its phylogenetic placement. Considering that palynological contributions have been significant for differentiating taxa within the Mimoseae tribe , the present study aims to characterize the representatives of the genus as well as describe the pollen grains of some taxa still unpublished in the literature. Three types of pollen grains were identified based on the number of grains per polyad considering the number of pollen grains and their ornamentation. However, other palynological characters are similar among species, supporting the monophyly of the genus. All species showed similarities, especially regarding size and shape, varying mainly in the number of pollen grains composing the polyads (8, 12, and 16). This variation has already been confirmed by morphological and molecular data. This study presents unprecedented palynological characterization of the species: Piptadenia affinis, P. cuzcoënsis, P. gonoacantha, P. imatacae, P. killipii, P. micracantha, and P. robusta.
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spelling doaj-art-be2639339c1c43efa7a8afe2d30fcaf82025-08-20T02:24:24ZengSociedade Botânica do BrasilActa Botânica Brasílica1677-941X2025-05-013910.1590/1677-941x-abb-2024-0125The genus Piptadenia Benth.: pollen morphology and taxonomic implicationsAna Flávia Trabuco Duartehttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4993-179XDébora Cavalcante De Oliveirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9542-947XPétala Gomes Ribeirohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0070-9971Luciano Paganucci De Queirozhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7436-0939Francisco De Assis Ribeiro Dos Santoshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9246-3146ABSTRACT The genus Piptadenia Benth. has undergone several changes in its circumscriptions throughout its history, given the difficulty of its phylogenetic placement. Considering that palynological contributions have been significant for differentiating taxa within the Mimoseae tribe , the present study aims to characterize the representatives of the genus as well as describe the pollen grains of some taxa still unpublished in the literature. Three types of pollen grains were identified based on the number of grains per polyad considering the number of pollen grains and their ornamentation. However, other palynological characters are similar among species, supporting the monophyly of the genus. All species showed similarities, especially regarding size and shape, varying mainly in the number of pollen grains composing the polyads (8, 12, and 16). This variation has already been confirmed by morphological and molecular data. This study presents unprecedented palynological characterization of the species: Piptadenia affinis, P. cuzcoënsis, P. gonoacantha, P. imatacae, P. killipii, P. micracantha, and P. robusta.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062025000100111&lng=en&tlng=endiversityexinegenusmorphologypalynotaxonomyPiptadenia Benthpollenstaxonomic
spellingShingle Ana Flávia Trabuco Duarte
Débora Cavalcante De Oliveira
Pétala Gomes Ribeiro
Luciano Paganucci De Queiroz
Francisco De Assis Ribeiro Dos Santos
The genus Piptadenia Benth.: pollen morphology and taxonomic implications
Acta Botânica Brasílica
diversity
exine
genus
morphology
palynotaxonomy
Piptadenia Benth
pollens
taxonomic
title The genus Piptadenia Benth.: pollen morphology and taxonomic implications
title_full The genus Piptadenia Benth.: pollen morphology and taxonomic implications
title_fullStr The genus Piptadenia Benth.: pollen morphology and taxonomic implications
title_full_unstemmed The genus Piptadenia Benth.: pollen morphology and taxonomic implications
title_short The genus Piptadenia Benth.: pollen morphology and taxonomic implications
title_sort genus piptadenia benth pollen morphology and taxonomic implications
topic diversity
exine
genus
morphology
palynotaxonomy
Piptadenia Benth
pollens
taxonomic
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