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Pl Syst Evol 272: 39–48 (2008) Plant Systematics DOI 10.1007/s00606-007-0635-x and Evolution Printed in The Netherlands Ovule ontogeny in Rubiaceae (Juss.): Chomelia obtusa (Cinchonoideae–Guettardeae) and Ixora coccinea (Ixoroideae–Ixoreae) K. L. G. De Toni,1 J. E. A. Mariath2 1 Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2 Department of Botany, Biosciences Institute, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil Received 4 December 2006; Accepted 12 November 2007; Published online 21 April 2008 Springer-Verlag 2008 Summary. Ovule development and gynosporogene- indicated many gaps in taxonomic knowledge sis (megasporogenesis) of two Rubiaceae, Chomelia regarding the delimitation of the family and obtusa (Cinchonoideae–Guettardeae) and Ixora coc- proposed a new classification divided into four cinea (Ixoroideae–Ixoreae) were studied. Based on the subfamilies and 44 tribes. However, because new results it is proposed that the ‘Ixora type’ of Bremer (1996) recognized the Antirhoideae ovule development is established because of the (sensu Robbrecht 1988) as a paraphyletic group, convex nucellus and the presence of several arche- the present paper considers Chomelia to be in the sporial cells. This result supports the close relation- Cinchonoideae sensu Bremer (1996). ships of Cinchonoideae and Ixoroideae established by molecular systematic studies. Recently, Andreasen and Bremer (2000) have