Summary and key words ........................................... 8
Preface and acknowledgements .................................... 9
Introduction
Current knowledge of orchid phytogeny ....................... 12
Seeds of orchids ............................................ 13
Earlier seed morphology studies in Orchidaceae .............. 14
Aims of this study .......................................... 18
Descriptors and terminology
Seed characters
Seed shape .................................................. 19
Seed size (length of seed) .................................. 20
Seed colour ................................................. 20
Number of testa cells (along longitudinal axis of seed) ..... 20
Shape of individual testa cells ............................. 20
Testa cell pattern .......................................... 20
Anticlinal wall curvature ................................... 21
Transverse anticlinal walls ................................. 21
Intercellular gaps .......................................... 22
Surface structure of periclinal walls ....................... 23
Cuticular layer ............................................. 23
Modifications of testa cell corners ......................... 23
Seed types .................................................. 24
Material and methods
Seed material ............................................... 27
Taxonomic coverage .......................................... 27
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) .......................... 27
Orchidaceae systematics ..................................... 27
Character coding ............................................ 27
Tracing of characters ....................................... 28
Seed descriptions
Apostasioideae .............................................. 29
Vanilloideae ................................................ 29
Pogonieae ................................................ 29
Vanilleae ................................................ 30
Cypripedioideae ............................................. 32
Orchidoideae ................................................ 32
Chloraeeae ............................................... 33
Codonorchideae ........................................... 33
Cranichideae ............................................. 33
Cranichidinae ......................................... 34
Galeottiellinae ....................................... 34
Goodyerinae .............................................. 34
Manniellinae ............................................. 36
Pterostylidinae .......................................... 36
Spiranthinae ............................................. 38
Diseae ...................................................... 38
Brownleeinae ............................................. 39
Coryciinae ............................................... 39
Disinae .................................................. 40
Huttonaeinae ............................................. 40
Satyriinae ............................................... 40
Diurideae ................................................... 40
Acianthinae .............................................. 41
Caladeniinae ............................................. 41
Cryptostylidinae ......................................... 41
Diuridinae ............................................... 42
Drakaeinae ............................................... 42
Megastylidinae ........................................... 43
Prasophyllinae ........................................... 43
Rhizanthellinae .......................................... 43
Thelymitrinae ............................................ 43
Orchideae ................................................... 48
Epidendroideae .............................................. 49
Arethuseae .................................................. 49
Arethusinae .............................................. 49
Coelogyninae ............................................. 51
Calypsoeae .................................................. 52
Collabieae .................................................. 53
Cymbidieae .................................................. 53
Catasetinae .............................................. 54
Coeliopsidinae ........................................... 54
Cymbidiinae .............................................. 55
Cyrtopodiinae ............................................ 55
Eriopsidinae ............................................. 55
Eulophiinae .............................................. 56
Maxillariinae ............................................ 56
Oncidiinae ............................................... 57
Stanhopeinae ............................................. 62
Vargasiellinae ........................................... 63
Zygopetalinae ............................................ 63
Epidendreae ................................................. 65
Bletiinae ................................................ 66
Chysinae ................................................. 66
Coeliinae ................................................ 66
Laeliinae ................................................ 66
Pleurothallidinae ........................................ 70
Ponerinae ................................................ 71
Gastrodieae ................................................. 72
Malaxideae .................................................. 72
Neottieae ................................................... 73
Nervilieae .................................................. 74
Epipogiinae .............................................. 74
Nerviliinae .............................................. 74
Podochileae ................................................. 75
Eriinae .................................................. 75
Thelasinae ............................................... 76
Sobralieae .................................................. 76
Triphoreae .................................................. 77
Diceratostelinae ......................................... 77
Triphorinae .............................................. 77
Tropidieae .................................................. 77
Xerorchideae ................................................ 77
Vandeae ..................................................... 77
Aeridinae ................................................ 78
Aerangidinae ............................................. 80
Angraecinae .............................................. 81
Polystachyinae ........................................... 82
Epidendroideae unplaced genera .............................. 82
Discussion
The systematic and diagnostic value and evolution of
orchid seed characters ...................................... 87
Are orchid seeds systematically relevant? - Earlier
evidence from comparative studies ........................... 91
Are orchid seeds systematically relevant? - Earlier
evidence from cladistic studies ............................. 92
Summary of the character reconstruction ..................... 93
Concluding remarks .......................................... 94
SEM micrographs ................................................ 95
Selected seed characters visualized on phylogenetic trees
Seed shape ................................................. 186
Seed size .................................................. 188
Seed colour ................................................ 190
Number of testa cells ...................................... 192
Shape of testa cells ....................................... 194
Testa cell pattern ......................................... 196
Anticlinal wall curvature .................................. 198
Transverse anticlinal walls ................................ 199
Intercellular gaps ......................................... 200
Ridges on periclinal walls ................................. 202
Verrucosities on periclinal walls .......................... 204
Perforations on periclinal walls ........................... 206
Cuticular layer ............................................ 207
Wax caps ................................................... 209
Testa cell extensions ...................................... 210
Seed types ................................................. 211
References .................................................... 213
Appendix: Sources of material ................................. 217
Index ......................................................... 239
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