Low fruit set in the abundant dioecious tree Clusia hilariana (Clusiaceae) in a Brazilian restinga

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 201, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 606-611

  de Faria, Ana Paula Gelli ^a   Matallana, Gloria ^a   Wendt, Tânia ^a   Scarano, Fábio Rubio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Clusia hilariana; Dioecy; Pollen limitation; Reproductive success; Restinga; Sandy coastal plain

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COASTAL PLAIN; DIOECY; FRUIT PRODUCTION; FRUIT SET; POLLEN LIMITATION; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESIN; SEED PRODUCTION; TREE; VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION;

BRAZIL; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

APIS MELLIFERA; CLUSIA (ANGIOSPERM); CLUSIA HILARIANA; CLUSIACEAE;

EID: 33750516926     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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