Reproductive biology of Erythrina crista-galli (Fabaceae)

Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 127-145

  Galetto, Leonardo ^a   Bernardello, Gabriel ^a   Isele, Irene C ^b   Vesprini, José ^c   Speroni, Gabriela ^d   Berduc, Alfredo ^b  

^a Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Vegetal   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSITY OF URUGUAY   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Breeding system; Erythrina; Fabaceae; Flower visitors; Nectar features; Nectary

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; AVES; ERYTHRINA CRISTA-GALLI; FABACEAE; GALLI; HYMENOPTERA; PASSERIFORMES; PHASEOLEAE; TROCHILIDAE; XYLOCOPINAE;

EID: 0033949005     PISSN: 00266493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2666157     Document Type: Article

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