Growth and reproduction of the understory palm Geonoma schottiana Mart. in the gallery forest in Central Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Botanica

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 433-442

  Sampaio, Maurício Bonesso ^a   Scariot, Aldicir ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^c PNUD ONU EQSW 103/104   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Life stage; Reproductive and vegetative phenology; Seasonality; Senescence

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; GEONOMA;

EID: 59249085663     PISSN: 01008404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-84042008000300007     Document Type: Article

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