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Floral nectaries in Sapindaceae s.s.: morphological and structural diversity, and their systematic implications

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We investigated the morphology and structure of the floral nectary in 11 Neotropical genera belonging to the subfamilies Dodonaeoideae and Paullinioideae (Sapindaceae) from southern South America representing three tribes (Dodonaeaeae, Paullinieae, and Melicocceae), in relation to other floral traits in species with contrasting morphological flower characteristics. Nectary organization was analyzed under light, stereoscopic, and scanning electron microscopes; Diplokeleba floribunda N.E. Br. was also observed using transmission electron microscopy. Our comparative data may contribute to the understanding of floral nectary evolution and systematic value in this family. The nectaries were studied in both staminate and pistillate flowers. All the floral nectaries are typical of Sapindaceae: extrastaminal, receptacular, structured, and persistent. The anatomical analysis revealed a differentiated secretory parenchyma and an inner non-secretory parenchyma; the nectary is supplied by phloem traces and, less frequently, by phloem and xylem traces. Nectar is secreted through nectarostomata of anomocytic type. The anatomical analysis showed the absence of nectary in the three morphs of Dodonaea viscosa flowers. Nectary ultrastructure is described in D. floribunda. In this species, the change in nectary color is related to progressive accumulation of anthocyanins during the functional phase. We found relatively small variation in the nectary structural characteristics compared with large variation in nectary morphology. The latter aspect agreed with the main infrafamilial groupings revealed by recent phylogenetic studies, so it is of current valuable systematic importance for Sapindaceae. In representatives of Paullinieae, the reduction of the floral nectary to 4–2 posterior lobes should be interpreted as a derived character state.

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We are grateful to Beatriz Galati for critical comments to improve the manuscript and to Gabriela Zarlavsky for preparing the material for transmission electron microscopy (TEM). This research was financially supported by grants of the Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (PI A012-2013) and the Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica (PICTO-UNNE, FONCyT 2011-0202).

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Solís, S.M., Zini, L.M., González, V.V. et al. Floral nectaries in Sapindaceae s.s.: morphological and structural diversity, and their systematic implications. Protoplasma 254, 2169–2188 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00709-017-1108-x

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