Pollination and reproductive biology of Rauvolfia grandiflora (Apocynaceae): Secondary pollen presentation, herkogamy and self-incompatibility

Plant Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 547-553

  Lopes, Ariadna Valentina ^a,b   Machado, Isabel Cristina ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apocynaceae; Herkogamy; Melittophily; Rauvolfia; Secondary pollen presentation; Self incompatibility

Indexed keywords

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; APOCYNACEAE; APOIDEA; COROLLA; EXAERETE SMARAGDINA; RAUVOLFIA; RAUVOLFIA GRANDIFLORA; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0032717971     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1999.tb00782.x     Document Type: Article

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