A study on functional and structural traits of the nocturnal flowers of Capparis spinosa L.

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 635-647

  Rhizopoulou, S ^a   Ioannidi, E ^a,b   Alexandredes, N ^a   Argiropoulos, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Caper; Nocturnal flowering; Solutes; Structure; Water relations

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; FLOWER; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; SHRUB; STOMATA;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CAPPARIS; CAPPARIS SPINOSA;

EID: 33646748679     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.12.009     Document Type: Article

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