Explosive pollen release, wind-pollination and mixed mating in the tropical tree Shorea robusta Gaertn. f. (Dipterocarpaceae)

Current Science

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1416-1419

  Atluri, J B ^a   Venkata Ramana, S P ^a   Subba Reddi, C ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COROLLA; DIPTEROCARPACEAE; SHOREA ROBUSTA;

EID: 4944251755     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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