An exploratory study on seed morphology of Miconia Ruiz & Pavón (Melastomataceae), with taxonomic and ecological implications

Acta Botanica Neerlandica

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 323-344

  Groenendijk, J P ^a   Bouman, F ^a   Cleef, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Miconia; Seed dispersal; Seed morphology; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

MICONIA; MELASTOMATACEAE;

SECONDARY DISPERSAL; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED MORPHOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0030303637     PISSN: 00445983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1996.tb00520.x     Document Type: Article

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