Sexual dimorphism and gynoecium size variation in the andromonoecious shrub Caesalpinia gilliesii

Plant Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 195-202

  Calvino A ^a   Carrizo Garcia C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Floral dimorphism; Gynoecium androecium size relationship; Inflorescence size; Sexual expression

Indexed keywords

ANDROMONOECY; FLORAL TRAIT; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

ARTICLE; CAESALPINIA; FLOWER; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

CAESALPINIA; FLOWERS; REPRODUCTION;

CAESALPINIA; CAESALPINIA GILLIESII;

EID: 17644415744     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-837576     Document Type: Article

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