Aspects of sexual failure in the reproductive process of a rare bulbiliferous plant, Titanotrichum oldhamii (Gesneriaceae), in subtropical Asia

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-31

  Wang, Chun Neng ^a,b,c   Möller, Michael ^a   Cronk, Quentin C B ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asexual reproduction; Bulbil; Pollen tube guidance; Vivipary

Indexed keywords

GESNERIACEAE; TITANOTRICHUM OLDHAMII;

EID: 2542473678     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00497-004-0213-0     Document Type: Article

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