Seed formation and pollination system in Cuscuta obtusiflora: First record of preanthesis cleistogamy in parasitic plants and some functional inferences

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 204, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 228-237

  Rodríguez Pontes, Martín ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Life cycle; Ontogeny; Parasitic; Pollination system; Seed anatomy; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANATOMY; AUTOGAMY; DICOTYLEDON; GAMETOPHYTE; HISTOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE; MICROSCOPY; NEW RECORD; ONTOGENY; PARASITIC PLANT; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEED DISPERSAL;

CUSCUTA; CUSCUTA OBTUSIFLORA; POLYGONUM;

EID: 61349136915     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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