SOMATIC CHANGES IN SUCCULENT PLANTS OF THE FAMILY ASPHODELACEAE JUSS. IN ONTOGENESIS AND PHYLOGENESIS
M. Gaidarzhy
O.V.Fomin Botanical Garden Taras Schevchenko National University of Kyiv
Kominterna str.1, Kyiv, 01032,Ukraine
fominbg@bigmir.net
The change in the growth forms of succulent plants of the family Asphodelaceae Juss. in collection of the Botanical Garden in ontogenesis has been studied and analysed, the assumptions concerning changes in growth forms in phylogenesis are made. In all 13 growth forms have been determined, four of which are typical of all three genera and nine are typical only of the genus Aloe. It is revealed that the formation of the growth in ontogenesis passes 2-4 stages.
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Keywords: Asphodelaceae, Aloe, Gasteria, Haworthia, succulent, form of growth, ontogenesis, phylogenesis.
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