Sexual reproduction and early plant growth of the Wollemi Pine (Wollemia nobilis), a rare and threatened Australian conifer

Annals of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-9

  Offord, C A ^a   Porter, C L ^a   Meagher, P F ^a   Errington, G ^a  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS AND DOMAIN TRUST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Araucariaceae; Cone; Conifer; Germination; Rare and threatened plant; Seed; Seedling growth; Wollemi Pine; Wollemia nobilis

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; RARE SPECIES; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; ARAUCARIACEAE; CONIFEROPHYTA; GYMNOSPERMAE; WOLLEMIA NOBILIS;

EID: 0032767631     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1999.0882     Document Type: Article

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