A torch in the rain forest: Thermogenesis of the Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum)

Plant Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 499-505

  Barthlott, W ^a   Szarzynski, J ^b,c   Vlek, P ^c   Lobin, W ^a   Korotkova, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amorphophallus titanum; Araceae; Deception flower; Infrared thermography; Mimicry; Pollination; Thermogenesis

Indexed keywords

FLOWER; FLOWERING; HEAT PRODUCTION; HEATING; HERB; INFRARED IMAGERY; MIMICRY; POLLINATION; RAINFOREST; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ARACEAE; ARTICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGENESIS;

ARACEAE; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGENESIS;

AMORPHOPHALLUS; AMORPHOPHALLUS TITANUM; ARACEAE; ARUM;

EID: 67650500926     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2008.00147.x     Document Type: Article

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