Is Ginkgo biloba (Ginkgoaceae) really an oviparous plant?

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 870-872

  Holt, Ben F ^a   Rothwell, Gar W ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dormancy; Evolution; Germination; Ginkgo; Ginkgoaceae; Phenology

Indexed keywords

DORMANCY; GERMINATION; OVIPARITY; SEED COAT;

GINKGO BILOBA; GINKGOACEAE;

EID: 0030800247     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2445823     Document Type: Article

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