Effects of natural rates of geitonogamy on fruit set in Asclepias speciosa (Apocynaceae): Evidence favoring the plant's dilemma

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1746-1750

  Finer, Matthew S ^a   Morgan, Martin T ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asclepias; Geitonogamy; Inflorescence design; Plant's dilemma; Pollination

Indexed keywords

FRUIT SET; GEITONOGAMY; POLLINATION;

APOCYNACEAE; ASCLEPIAS; ASCLEPIAS SPECIOSA;

EID: 0347723873     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.90.12.1746     Document Type: Article

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