Distyly and variation in heteromorphic incompatibility in Gaertnera vaginata (Rubiaceae) endemic to La Reunion Island

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 315-327

  Pailler, Thierry ^a   Thompson, John D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

flower size; Gaertnera; heteromorphic incompatibility; heterostyly; La Reunion Island; Rubiaceae

Indexed keywords

COROLLA; GAERTNERA; GAERTNERA VAGINATA; RUBIACEAE;

EID: 0030968347     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446005     Document Type: Article

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