Establishment of chasmogamous and cleistogamous seedlings of an ant-dispersed understory herb, Calathea micans (Marantaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 155-161

  Le Corff, Josiane ^a,b  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant dispersal; Calathea micans; Chasmogamous seeds; Cleistogamous seeds; Marantaceae; Understory herb

Indexed keywords

CALATHEA MICANS; MARANTACEAE;

CLEISTOGAMY; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

EID: 0029662656     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1537-2197.1996.tb12691.x     Document Type: Article

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