Background and Aims Ericales are a major group of extant asterid angiosperms that are well represented in the Late Cretaceous fossil record, mainly by flowers, fruits and seeds. (northwestern.edu)
Saurauia1
Monophyly of the genus is also supported by micromorphological characters of foliar trichomes and by phylogenetic analysis, although the exact evolutionary relationships of this genus with the other two genera of the Actinidiaceae, the Actinidia and the Saurauia, are not well understood. (wikipedia.org)
Ericales3
nov., from the Santonian of Georgia, USA, yield new detailed evidence of floral structure in one of these early members of Ericales and provide a secure basis for comparison with extant taxa. (northwestern.edu)
Conclusions Comparison with extant taxa provides clear evidence for a relationship with core Ericales comprised of the extant families Actinidiaceae, Roridulaceae, Sarraceniaceae, Clethraceae, Cyrillaceae and Ericaceae. (northwestern.edu)
Exceptionally well preserved fossil flowers, here described as Glandulocalyx upatoiensis gen. sp. (northwestern.edu)
Methods The floral structure of several fossil specimens was studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), light microscopy of microtome thin sections and synchrotron-radiation X-ray tomographic microscopy (SRXTM). (northwestern.edu)
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Members2
The floral characteristics of the Clematoclethra are similar to the other members of the Actinidiaceae. (wikipedia.org)
The main floral differences between the Clematoclethra and the other members of the Actinidiaceae are that members of the Clematoclethra have 10 stamens instead of numerous stamens, and have a united, hollow, and fluted style as compared to a free style that the other members of the Actinidiaceae have. (wikipedia.org)