The foveola of Bothriochloa alta (Poaceae: Andropogoneae): Extrafloral nectary or secretory gland of essential oils?

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-59

  Scrivanti, Lidia R ^a,c   Bernardello, Gabriel ^a,b   Anton, Ana M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c SECyT UNC   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Essential oil; Secretory gland; Sesquiterpenes; Visitors

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ESSENTIAL OIL; GRASS; NECTARY; SECRETION; SESSILE SPECIES; TERPENE;

NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANDROPOGONEAE; BOTHRIOCHLOA; BOTHRIOCHLOA ALTA; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; HEMIPTERA; POACEAE;

EID: 39149099447     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2006.12.005     Document Type: Article

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