Flowering and pollination of Philodendron melinonii (Araceae) in French Guiana

Plant Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 331-334

  Gibernau, M ^a   Barabe D ^a   Labat, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Cyclocephala; Dynastinae; Heat production; Pollination specificity

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; FLOWERING; POLLINATION; TEMPERATURE;

FRENCH GUIANA;

CYCLOCEPHALA COLASI; PHILODENDRON MELINONII; PHILODENDRON SOLIMOESENSE;

EID: 0034095594     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-3712     Document Type: Article

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