Evolution and development of floral diversity in Streptocarpus and Saintpaulia

Annals of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-60

  Harrison, C Jill ^a,b   Möller, Michael ^a   Cronk, Quentin C B ^a,b  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African Violet; Cape Primrose; CYCLOIDEA; Enantiostyly; Floral development; Floral diversity; Gesneriaceae; Inflorescence architecture; Saintpaulia; Streptocarpus; Sympetaly

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; COROLLA; GESNERIACEAE; LEPIDOPTERA; PRIMULA; SAINTPAULIA; SAINTPAULIA IONANTHA; STREPTOCARPUS; STREPTOCARPUS PRIMULIFOLIUS; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0344655627     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1999.0887     Document Type: Article

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