The game of numbers in homeotic flowers of Philodendron (Araceae)

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1459-1467

  Barabé, Denis ^a   Lacroix, Christian ^b   Jeune, Bernard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Development; Gradient; Inflorescence; Information; Position

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

ATYPICAL BISEXUAL FLOWERS; HOMEOTIC FLOWERS; PISTILLATE FLOWERS; STAMINATE FLOWERS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

FLOWER;

BIODIVERSITY; FLOWERS; PLANTS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ARACEAE; PHILODENDRON; PHILODENDRON CALLOSUM; PHILODENDRON FRAGRANTISSIMUM; PHILODENDRON INSIGNE; PHILODENDRON MELINONII; PHILODENDRON PEDATUM; PHILODENDRON SOLIMOESENSE;

EID: 11244343928     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B04-115     Document Type: Article

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