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(American Journal of Botany. 2005;92:1350-1358.)
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Structure and Development

Development and structure of trichotomous branching in Edgeworthia chrysantha (Thymelaeaceae)1

Akitoshi Iwamoto2,5, Yumiko Matsumura3, Hideaki Ohba2, Jin Murata4 and Ryoko Imaichi3

2The University Museum, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan; 3Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Japan Women's University, 2-8-1 Mejirodai, Tokyo 112-8681, Japan; 4Botanical Gardens, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 3-7-1 Hakusan, Tokyo, 112-0001, Japan

ABSTRACT

We studied the development and structure of the unusual trichotomous branching of Edgeworthia chrysantha. Three "branch primordia" are formed sequentially on the shoot apex of a main axis and develop into trichotomous branching. The branch primordia are clearly distinguishable from the typical axillary buds of other angiosperms; they develop much more rapidly than axillary buds, and the borders between the branch primordia and shoot apex of the main axis are anatomically unclear. Furthermore, at a later stage, leaves subtending the branch primordia produce typical axillary buds. These results suggest that the trichotomous branching in this species involves the division of the shoot apical meristem. Expression analysis of genes involved in branching or maintenance of the shoot apical meristem in this species should clarify the control mechanism of this novel branching pattern in angiosperms. We also observed the phyllotactic patterns in trichotomous branching and have related these patterns to the shoot system as a whole.

Key Words: Edgeworthia chrysantha • Japan • phyllotaxy • shoot apical meristem • Thymelaeaceae • trichotomous branching




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