Flower orientation on slopes in the myco-heterotrophic species Monotropastrum globosum

Plant Species Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 161-166

  Imamura, Akio ^a,b   Ushimaru, Atushi ^a,c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kyoto University of Advanced Science   (Japan)

^c KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flower orientation; Fruiting success; Light environment; Monotropoid plants; Slope conditions

Indexed keywords

MONOTROPASTRUM GLOBOSUM;

EID: 35948974787     PISSN: 0913557X     EISSN: 14421984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-1984.2007.00188.x     Document Type: Article

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