PLATE 4 in Systematics of the Octopleura Clade of Miconia (Melastomataceae: Miconieae) in Tropical America

PLATE 4. SEM images of representative seeds found in the Variabilis subclade (and M. incerta). A–H. Seeds in lateral symmetrical plane. a–h. Detail of testa cells and cell wall microrelief. A, a. M. albertobrenesii (Chacón & Herrera 1680, CAS). B, b. M. boekei (Clark et al. 1960, US). C, c. M. bractiflora (Devia & Prado 2702, CAS). D, d. M. formicaria (Almeda et al. 10274, CAS). E, e. M. incerta (Acosta Solís 12274, F). F, f. M. latidecurrens (McPherson 20808, MO). G, g. M. magnifolia (Rueda et al. 8682, CAS). H, h. M. variabilis (Wallnöfer 12-25388, CAS). Scale bars: A–C, F, H=200µm, E, D, G=100µm; a–c, e, g, h=20µm, d, f=15µm. SEM images taken by Diana Gamba.