Flowering phenology, nectary structure and breeding system in Corymborkis flava (Spiranthoideae:Tropidieae), a terrestrial orchid from a Neotropical forest

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 635-642

  Vieira, Milene Faria ^a   Andrade, Maria Regina S ^c   Bittencourt Jr , Nelson S ^b   De Carvalho Okano, Rita M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; NECTARY; NEOTROPICAL REGION; PHENOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ATLANTIC FOREST; SOUTH AMERICA;

CORYMBORKIS FLAVA; ORCHIDACEAE; ORCHIDOIDEAE; TROPIDIEAE;

EID: 34848822241     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT06193     Document Type: Article

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