Reproductive developmental complexity in the African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis, Arecaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1836-1852

  Adam, Hélène ^a   Jouannic, Stefan ^a   Escoute, Jacques ^b   Duval, Yves ^a   Verdeil, Jean Luc ^b   Tregear, James W ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Development; Floral triad; Flower; Inflorescence; Mantled; Oil palm

Indexed keywords

FLOWER; REPRODUCTION;

ARECACEAE; ELAEIS; ELAEIS GUINEENSIS;

EID: 27544446584     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.92.11.1836     Document Type: Article

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