Abnormalities in sexual development and pollinator limitation in Michelia coriacea (Magnoliaceae), a critically endangered endemic to Southeast Yunnan, China

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 204, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 463-470

  Zhao, Xingfeng ^a,b   Sun, Weibang ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Critically endangered tree species; Michelia coriacea; Pollen limitation; Rarity of species; Yunnan of China

Indexed keywords

ABNORMALITY; BEETLE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DICOTYLEDON; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FLOWER VISITING; FRUIT SET; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; LIMITING FACTOR; POLLINATOR; RARITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEED PRODUCTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YUNNAN;

ANDRENIDAE; BOMBUS SP.; COLEOPTERA; MAGNOLIACEAE; MICHELIA;

EID: 67349211802     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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