%0 Journal Article
%A P. Swrajya Lakshmi
%A T. Pullaiah
%T Embryology of Senecio tenuifolius Burm. F. (Asteraceae)
%D 1987
%J Taiwania
%V 32
%N 1
%P 208-213
%U https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/559
%X Anthers are tetraporangiate and anther tapetum is of the Periplasmodial type. Pollen tetrads are tetrahedral and decussate. Pollen grains are 3-celled when shed. Ovule is anatropous, unitegmic and tenuinucellate. Endothelium is uniseriate. Embryo sac development is of the Polygonum type. Antipodal cells increase up to 4 and their nuclei become polyploid. Fertilisation is porogamous. Endosperm is ab initio cellular and embryo development follows Senecio variation of Asterad type.
%M doi:10.6165/tai.1987.32.208