Morphology and anatomy of extrafloral nectaries in Solanum stramonifolium (Solanaceae)

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 859-864

  Figueroa Falcão, Poliana ^a   Melo De Pinna, Gladys Flávia De A ^a   Leal, Inara R ^a   Almeida Cortez, Jarcilene S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ants; Extrafloral nectaries; Plant ant interactions; Solanaceae; Solanum stramonifolium

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CELLS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; MORPHOLOGY; SEED;

ANATOMY; EXTRAFLORAL NECTARIES (EFN);

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANATOMY; MORPHOLOGY;

FORMICIDAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SOLANACEAE; SOLANUM; SOLANUM STRAMONIIFOLIUM;

EID: 0242456768     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b03-083     Document Type: Article

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