Canadian Journal of Botany · 1967 · 60 citations · 1 references
Life SciencesPlant BiologyPlant SciencesEmbryogenesisEmbryologyPlant Developmental BiologyEmbryo DevelopmentFloral MorphologyFlower AnatomyInflorescence MorphologyReproductive MorphologyReproductive OrgansAsexual Reproductive StructuresEmbryo AnatomyFloral MorphogenesisFloral Organ MorphogenesisGynoecium Morphology
Anatomical examination of the apomictic reproductive structures produced on the tips of leaves in the bog orchid, Malaxis paludosa, has revealed these structures to be an embryo-like structure enclosed in a sterile jacket of cells. It is proposed that these reproductive structures be classified as foliar embryos.
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