Pollination biology of Aristolochia tagala, a rare species of medicinal importance

Current Science

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 795-798

  Murugan, R ^a   Shivanna, K R ^b   Rao, R R ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

^b ASHOKA TRUST FOR RESEARCH IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Aristolochia sp.; Chironomid fly; Geitonogamy; Pollination biology

Indexed keywords

ARISTOLOCHIA; ARISTOLOCHIA TAGALA; ARISTOLOCHIACEAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 33750054115     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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