Variation of inherent seed capsule splitting in populations of Leptospermum scoparium (Myrtaceae) in New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Botany

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 405-417

  Harris, Warwick ^a  

^a Lincoln Botanical   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Capsule splitting; Essential oil; Fire adaptation; Flowering phenology; Leptospermum scoparium; Manuka; New Zealand; Serotiny; Vegetation disturbance

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DISTURBANCE; FLOWERING; PHENOLOGY;

NEW ZEALAND;

LEPTOSPERMUM SCOPARIUM; MYRTACEAE;

EID: 0036768889     PISSN: 0028825X     EISSN: 11758643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2002.9512802     Document Type: Article

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