Meristem fate and bulbil formation in Titanotrichum (Gesneriaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1696-1707

  Wang, Chun Neng ^a,b,c   Cronk, Quentin C B ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bracteose proliferation; Bulbil; China; Floral meristem; Floricaula; Gemmae; Gesneriaceae; Japan; Squamosa; Taiwan; Titanotrichum oldhamii; Vivipary

Indexed keywords

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; FLOWER; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANTIRRHINUM; GESNERIACEAE; TITANOTRICHUM; TITANOTRICHUM OLDHAMII;

EID: 0346462992     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.90.12.1696     Document Type: Article

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