A Study of the Floral Morphology and Anatomy of the Caryocaraceae

Abstract

(...) Important and previously unreported differences between the two genera are: ovules bitegmic in Caryocar, ovules unitegmic in Anthodiscus; styles simple in Caryocar; styles compound in Anthodiscus; and major variation in floral vascularization including the more extensive fusion of major traces in Anthrodiscus. Stamen fascicle traces are reported for the first time in the family, and in combination with other features, clearly link the family to the Theales. (...)