Evolution of flower morphology, pollen dimorphism, and nectar composition in Arcytophyllum, a distylous genus of Rubiaceae

Organisms Diversity and Evolution

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 106-123

  Wolff, Doris ^a   Liede Schumann, Sigrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heterostyly; ITS; P O ratio; Pollination; Seed set; Spermacoceae

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CLADISTICS; DIMORPHISM; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EVOLUTION; FLORAL TRAIT; FLOWER; MORPHOLOGY; NECTAR; PHYLOGENY; POLLEN; POLLINATION; SUGAR;

ARCYTOPHYLLUM; ARCYTOPHYLLUM LAVARUM; ARCYTOPHYLLUM MACBRIDEI; ARCYTOPHYLLUM RIVETII; ARCYTOPHYLLUM THYMIFOLIUM; ARCYTOPHYLLUM VERNICOSUM; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; RUBIACEAE; SPERMACOCEAE;

EID: 34447092093     PISSN: 14396092     EISSN: 16181077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ode.2006.02.005     Document Type: Article

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