Pollen structure, tetrad cohesion and pollen-connecting threads in Pseuduvaria (Annonaceae)

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-78

  Su, Yvonne C F ^a   Saunders, Richard M K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acalymmate tetrads; Crosswall cohesion; Non sporopollenin threads; Palynology; Pollen masses; Systematics; Taxonomy; Viscin threads

Indexed keywords

POLLEN; TAXONOMY;

ANNONACEAE; MACROCARPA; PSEUDUVARIA;

EID: 0141453400     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8339.2003.00204.x     Document Type: Article

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