Ovule number, seed number and seed size in Mexican and North American species of Podostemaceae

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 57, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 183-200

  Philbrick, C Thomas ^a   Alejandro Novelo, R ^b  

^a WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aquatic plants; Marathrum; Oserya; Podostemaceae; Podostemum; Seed biology; Seed characteristics; Tristicha; Vanroyenella

Indexed keywords

RIVER WATER;

ARTICLE; BOTANY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MEXICO; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT SEED; PODOSTEMACEAE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0342684589     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(96)01121-7     Document Type: Article

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