Ontogeny of triovulate cones of ephedra intermedia and origin of the outer envelope of ovules of ephedraceae

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 361-368

  Yang, Yong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Ephedra intermedia; Ephedraceae; Ontogeny; Origin; Outer envelope of ovule; Trimerous female cone

Indexed keywords

ONTOGENY;

EPHEDRA; EPHEDRA INTERMEDIA; EPHEDRACEAE; GNETALES;

EID: 1642400640     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.91.3.361     Document Type: Article

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