Evolution and development of floral diversity of Melianthaceae, an enigmatic southern African family

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 59-82

  Ronse Decraene, L P ^a   Linder, H P ^a   Dlamini, T ^a   Smets, E F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Abortion; Developmental morphology; Francoaceae; Greyiaceae; Melianthaceae; Molecular data; Monosymmetry; Nectaries; Pollination mechanism; Sapindales; Systematics

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FLORAL TRAIT;

AFRICA;

BERSAMA; MELIANTHACEAE; MELIANTHUS;

EID: 0035150289     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/317911     Document Type: Article

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