Floral plasticity and flower evolution in Atriplex halimus L. (Amaranthaceae)

Acta Botanica Gallica

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 243-248

  Talamali, Amel ^a   Gorenflot, Robert ^b   Kinet, Jean Marie ^c   Dutuit, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b Université catholique de Louvain ^*  (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Atriplex halimus; Flower evolution; Flower structure

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHACEAE; ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX HALIMUS;

EID: 33746130414     PISSN: 12538078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/12538078.2006.10515540     Document Type: Article

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