Reproductive biology of Asphodelus aestivus (Asphodelaceae)

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 200, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 177-191

  Lifante, Zoila Díaz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asphodelaceae, Asphodelus aestivus; Flora of the Iberian Peninsula; Pollen ovule ratio, nectar production, pollination, sexual reproduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005761092     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00984934     Document Type: Article

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