Secretory tissues of the flower of Sanango racemosum (Gesneriaceae). I. Light microscopy

Acta Botanica Neerlandica

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 413-420

  Maldonado, Sara ^a   Otegui, Marisa ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Disk; Nectary; Osmophore; Sanango; Stigma; Transmitting tissue

Indexed keywords

SANANGO RACEMOSUM;

EID: 0031467223     PISSN: 00445983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/plb.1997.46.4.413     Document Type: Article

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