A comparative study of inflorescence characters and pollen-ovule ratios among the genera Philodendron and Anthurium (Araceae)

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 817-829

  Chouteau, Mathieu ^a   Barabé, Denis ^a   Gibernaut, Marc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

Author keywords

Floral characters; Flowering cycle; P O; Pollen number; Pollen size; Pollination types; Stigma size

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MORPHOLOGY; POLLEN; POLLINATION;

ANTHURIUM; ARACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PHILODENDRON;

EID: 33748098384     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/504925     Document Type: Article

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