The aril of Chamaecytisus proliferus (L.fil.) Link (Leguminosae): Its structure, histochemistry and role in the dispersal and in water-seed interaction

Acta Botanica Neerlandica

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 299-312

  Tiano, L ^a   Serrato Valenti, G ^a   Corallo, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aril; Chamaecytisus proliferus; Histochemistry; Seed dispersal; Structure; Water seed interaction

Indexed keywords

ECOPHYSIOLOGY;

CHAMAECYTISUS PROLIFERUS;

EID: 0031712713     PISSN: 00445983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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