Insect pollination and seed set in four ephemeral plant species from Namaqualand

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 28-30

  Ueckermann, C ^a   Van Rooyen, M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Annuals; Autogamy; Geitonogamy; Namaqualand; Xenogamy

Indexed keywords

INSECT; POLLINATION; SEED SET;

NAMAQUALAND; SOUTH AFRICA;

DIMORPHOTHECA SINUATA; TRIPTERIS HYOSEROIDES; URSINIA CAKILEFOLIA;

EID: 0034045429     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)31048-6     Document Type: Article

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