The flower of Myrtus communis (Myrtaceae): Secretory structures, unicellular papillae, and their ecological role

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-93

  Ciccarelli, Daniela ^a   Garbari, Fabio ^a   Pagni, Anna Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flower anatomy; Hair trichomes; Myrtus; Ontogeny; Papillae; Secretory cavities

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ANGIOSPERM; FLOWER; HISTOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; PHENOL; TRICHOME;

MYRTACEAE; MYRTUS; MYRTUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 39149132460     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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