Characteristics of nectar secretion by Lycium cestroides, L. ciliatum (Solanaceae), and their hybrid

Plant Species Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 157-163

  Galetto, Leonardo ^a   Bernardello, Gabriel ^a  

^a Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Vegetal   (Argentina)

Author keywords

hybrid; Lycium cestroides x ciliatum; nectar chemical composition; nectar removal; nectar secretion pattern

Indexed keywords

COROLLA; LYCIUM CESTROIDES; LYCIUM CILIATUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SOLANACEAE;

EID: 0030424447     PISSN: 0913557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-1984.1996.tb00141.x     Document Type: Article

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