Patterns of fruit and seed set within inflorescences of Pancratium maritimum (Amaryllidaceae): Nonuniform pollination, resource limitation, or architectural effects?

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 493-501

  Medrano, M ^a   Guitian, P ^a   Guitian, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amaryllidaceae; Architectural effects; Floral variation; Fruit and seed production; Pancratium maritimum; Pollen limitation; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

FRUITING; LIMITING FACTOR; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; POLLINATION; SEED PRODUCTION;

AMARYLLIDACEAE; PANCRATIUM; PANCRATIUM MARITIMUM;

EID: 0033760601     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2656592     Document Type: Article

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