Ultrastructure of the corona of scented and scentless flowers of Passiflora spp. (Passifloraceae)

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 202, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 302-315

  Amela García, María T ^a   Galati, Beatriz G ^a   Hoc, Patricia S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Osmophores; Passiflora; Scent guides; Submicroscopic structure; TEM; Wax

Indexed keywords

CELL ORGANELLE; CULTIVAR; CUTICLE; DICOTYLEDON; LIPID; POLLINATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WAX;

PASSIFLORA; PASSIFLORA CAERULEA; PASSIFLORA EDULIS; PASSIFLORA SUBEROSA; PASSIFLORACEAE;

EID: 34250023461     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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