Removal and insertion of pollinia in flowers of Oxypetalum (Asclepiadaceae) in southeastern Brazil

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 37-43

  Vieira, Milene Faria ^a   Shepherd, George John ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asclepiadaceae; Oxypetalum; Pollinarium removal; Pollination; Pollinium insertion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASCLEPIADACEAE; BRAZIL; FERTILIZATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN;

ASCLEPIADACEAE; BRAZIL; FERTILIZATION; POLLEN;

EID: 0036491749     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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