FIGURE 3 in Systematic significance of seed morphology in Acanthophyllum (Caryophyllaceae: tribe Caryophylleae) in Iran

FIGURE 3. Key seed features and morphological synapomorphies of the studied Acanthophyllum sections are summarized on a simplified phylogenetic tree of Acanthophyllum s.l. adopted from Pirani et al. (2014). Sectional placement follows Pirani et al. (2014). Selected characters are mentioned below the nodes. Seed characteristics of section Allochrusa are based on Amini et al. (2011). Colored boxes highlight the sections discussed in this study. Species in quotes indicate taxa that their exclusion from the currently assigned sections is supported by seed characters. * indicates parallel evolution (convergence); ** indicates reversal.