My favourite flowering image: computed tomographic reconstruction of a crucifer flower

Lachezar A Nikolov

doi:10.1093/jxb/eraa223

My favourite flowering image: computed tomographic reconstruction of a crucifer flower

J Exp Bot. 2020 Dec 31;71(22):e4-e5. doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraa223.

Author

Lachezar A Nikolov¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology and Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

PMID: 32393958
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa223

Abstract

Crucifer flowers have a stereotypical plan and much of the floral diversity in the family is revealed only by careful observation. This statement holds true for the flower of Stanleya elata, a relative of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, which exhibits a number of distinct features that highlight the value of crucifers in comparative studies. Such comparative approaches in combination with new imaging and genomic technologies provide novel insight into floral structure and diversity.

Keywords: Brassicaceae; Rafflesiaceae; X-ray computed tomography; evolution of development; nectary.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Arabidopsis*
Brassicaceae*
Flowers