Pollination biology of Myrrhinium atropurpureum (Myrtaceae): Sweet, fleshy petals attract frugivorous birds

Biotropica

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 162-168

  Roitman, G Germán ^a   Montaldo, Norberto H ^a   Medan, Diego ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Birds; Fleshy petals; Flower anatomy; Myrtaceae; Ornithophily; Pollination

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004547632     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1997.tb00020.x     Document Type: Article

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