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The micromorphological structure of sieve-element plastids ofHectorella caespitosa Hook. f., justifies its position withinCentrospermae, but excludes its alignment with the familyCaryophyllaceae. Both, its inclusion intoPhytolaccaceae, or treatment as a separate family,Hectorellaceae, appear possible.
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Behnke, H.D. Hectorella caespitosa: Ultrastructural evidence against its inclusion intoCaryophyllaceae . Pl Syst Evol 124, 31–34 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00986154
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