• DOI:10.1111/J.1756-1051.1993.TB00099.X
Corpus ID: 83869023

The character states of the Caribbean monotypic endemic Strumpfia (Rubiaceae)

@article{Igersheim1993TheCS,
  title={The character states of the Caribbean monotypic endemic Strumpfia (Rubiaceae)},
  author={A. Igersheim},
  journal={Nordic Journal of Botany},
  year={1993},
  volume={13},
  pages={545-559}
}

• A. Igersheim
• Published 1993
• Biology
• Nordic Journal of Botany

Strumpfia, restricted to littoral habitats, is characterized by ternately arranged ericoid leaves with extreme xeromorphic adaptations. The flowers, with quincuncial (imbricate s.1.) corolla lobe aestivation, have the anthers fused into a “true” anther tube. The bicarpellate gynoecium has two erect, anatropous ovules per locule. In addition to the “true” septum, the ovary also has a secondary or “false” septum, arranged at right angles to the former and only developed in the upper part of an… Expand

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