Aspects of inflorescence and floral development in the putative basal angiosperm Amborella trichopoda (Amborellaceae)

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-39

  Posluszny, Usher ^a   Tomlinson, P Barry ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Amborella; Basal angiosperm; Development; Inflorescence; Primitive flower

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ANGIOSPERMS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANGIOSPERM;

AMBORELLA; AMBORELLA TRICHOPODA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; TRICHOPODA;

EID: 0038743148     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b03-004     Document Type: Article

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