Morphology and anatomy of floral nectary and corolla outgrowths of Myosotis sylvatica Hoffm. (Boraginaceae)

Acta Biologica Cracoviensia Series Botanica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-48

  Weryszko Chmielewska, Elzbieta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES IN LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Boraginaceae; Corolla outgrowths; Morphology; Myosotis sylvatica Hoffm.; Nectaries

Indexed keywords

BORAGINACEAE; COROLLA; MYOSOTIS SYLVATICA;

EID: 0141989708     PISSN: 00015296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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