The nature of the perianth in Fuirena (Cyperaceae)

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 587-594

  Vrijdaghs, A ^a   Goetghebeur, P ^b   Muasya, A M ^a,c   Smets, E ^a   Caris, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLORAL TRAIT; ONTOGENY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TAXONOMY;

CYPERACEAE; FUIRENA; FUIRENA ABNORMALIS; FUIRENA CILIARIS; FUIRENA LEPTOSTACHYA; FUIRENA PUBESCENS;

EID: 11244343259     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30196-4     Document Type: Article

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