Seed coat and fruit surface micromorphology of some Cynoglossum L. (boraginaceae) species

Bangladesh Journal of Botany

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-119

  Akcin, Oznur Ergen ^a  

^a ORDU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Boraginaceae; Cynoglossum; Fruit surface; Micromorphology; Seedcoat; SEM

Indexed keywords

BORAGINACEAE; CYNOGLOSSUM; CYNOGLOSSUM CRETICUM; CYNOGLOSSUM GLOCHIDIATUM; CYNOGLOSSUM OFFICINALE;

EID: 58149153126     PISSN: 02535416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/bjb.v37i2.1716     Document Type: Article

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