Vivipary and offspring survival in the epiphytic cactus Epiphyllum phyllanthus (Cactaceae)

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 58, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 3865-3873

  Cota Sánchez, J Hugo ^a   Abreu, Deusa D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cactaceae; Dispersal; Epiphyllum phyllanthus; Epiphyte; Nursing effect; Precocious germination; Seedling establishment; Vivipary

Indexed keywords

FRUITS; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH KINETICS; SEED;

CACTACEAE; EPIPHYLLUM PHYLLANTHUS; EPIPHYTE; GERMINATION; NURSING EFFECTS; PRECOCIOUS GERMINATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; VIVIPARY;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARTICLE; CACTACEAE; FRUIT; GERMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; REPRODUCTION; TIME;

CACTACEAE; FRUIT; GERMINATION; REPRODUCTION; SEEDS; TIME FACTORS;

CACTACEAE; EPIPHYLLUM PHYLLANTHUS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PHYLLANTHUS (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 37549007149     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erm232     Document Type: Article

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