Floral biology of Aconitum heterophyllum wall.: A critically endangered alpine medicinal plant of Himalaya, India

Turkish Journal of Botany

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-20

  Nautiyal, Bhagwati P ^a   Nautiyal, Mohan C ^b   Khanduri, Vinod P ^a   Rawat, Neelum ^b  

^a MIZORAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aconitum heterophyllum; Anther dehiscence; Critically endangered; Pollen germination; Pollination; Ranunculaceae

Indexed keywords

FLORISTICS; FLOWERING; FRUIT PRODUCTION; GERMINATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; VASCULAR PLANT;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

ACONITUM; ACONITUM HETEROPHYLLUM; APOIDEA; RANUNCULACEAE;

EID: 66949148064     PISSN: 1300008X     EISSN: 13036106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/bot-0805-8     Document Type: Article

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