Self-pollination by sliding pollen in Caulokaempferia coenobialis (Zingiberaceae)

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 166, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 753-759

  Wang, Yingqiang ^a,b   Zhang, Dianxiang ^a   Renner, Susanne S ^c   Chen, Zhongyi ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caulokaempferia; Delayed selfing; Floral morphology; Pollenkitt; Pollinator limitation; Self pollination

Indexed keywords

AUTOGAMY; FLORAL TRAIT; FLOWER VISITING; POLLEN;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD;

APOIDEA; CAULOKAEMPFERIA; CAULOKAEMPFERIA COENOBIALIS; PAPILIONOIDEA; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 23944489276     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/431803     Document Type: Article

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