Volume 126, Number 4, 371-375, DOI: 10.1007/BF00986290

S-type sieve-element plastids and anthocyanins inVivianiaceae: Evidence against its inclusion intoCentrospermae

H. -Dietmar Behnke and Tom J. Mabry

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Abstract

The presence of S-type sieve-element plastids and anthocyanins in theVivianiaceae indicates that it is not a member ofCentrospermae (Caryophyllales).

Key words   Centrospermae  -  Caryophyllales  -  Geraniales  -  Vivianiaceae  - Sieve-element plastids - comparison of ultrastructure - anthocyanins and betalains

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