Phase change and flowering in woody plants of the New Zealand flora

Paula E Jameson; John Clemens

doi:10.1093/jxb/erv472

Phase change and flowering in woody plants of the New Zealand flora

J Exp Bot. 2019 Nov 18;70(21):e6488-e6495. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erv472.

Authors

Paula E Jameson¹, John Clemens^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
² Christchurch Botanic Gardens, Christchurch City Council, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Abstract

Heteroblastic and homoblastic woody plants from the New Zealand flora provide a rich playground for testing hypotheses relating to phase change and flowering.

Keywords: Clianthus; Eucalyptus; Metrosideros; Pachycladon; Phormium; Sophora; ABC model; flowering; gibberellin; growth habit; heteroblasty; homoblasty; microRNA; phase change; photoperiod; reproduction.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Environment
Flowers / physiology*
Gibberellins / metabolism
Magnoliopsida / anatomy & histology
Magnoliopsida / physiology*
Models, Biological
New Zealand
Wood / physiology*

Substances

Gibberellins