%0 Journal Article
%T Morpho-anatomical characterization of stems of Cyperus articulatus L. and C. prolixus H.B.K. (Cyperaceae)
%A Pedro Paulo dos Santos
%A Raimunda Concei£¿£¿o de Vilhena Potiguara
%A Alba L¨²cia Ferreira de Almeida Lins
%A Eunice Gon£¿alves Macedo
%J Boletim do Museu Paraense Em¨ªlio Goeldi : Ci¨ºncias Naturais
%D 2012
%I Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi
%X Cyperus articulatus and C. prolixus are known as priprioca and priprioc o, respectively. In these species, there are disagreements on the nomenclature of the stems, which receive different names, causing difficulties in the taxa identification. The objective of this paper is the characterization of the C. articulatus and C. prolixus stems, through the description of morphology, morphometric data, function, anatomy and histochemistry. Samples were collected in a growth experiment in the Universidade Federal Rural da Amaz nia (UFRA), Bel¨¦m municipality, and the plants are originally from Acar¨¢ municipality, Par¨¢ state. The material was described, measured, fixed in FAA70, and studied following usual anatomy techniques and histochemical tests. The stems are of two types rhizome and corm. They are subterranean, plagiotropic and surrounded by cataphylls. Therhizome is monopodial and cylindrical, while the corm is swollen. These two stems are perennial, the corm has propagation function and the rhizome has expansion function. Regarding anatomy, these stems have active primary thickening meristem, but only corms have secondary thickening meristem activity and produce adventitious roots.
%K Monocotyledoneae
%K Rhizome
%K Corm
%U http://www.museu-goeldi.br/editora/bn/artigos/cnv7n1_2012/caracterizacao%28santos%29.pdf