Comparative analysis of the reproductive ecology of Monotropa and Monotropsis: Two mycoheterotrophic genera in the Monotropoideae (Ericaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1337-1347

  Klooster, Matthew R ^a   Culley, Theresa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding system; Ericaceae; Monotropa; Monotropsis; Mycoheterotroph; Phenology; Pollination; Reproductive ecology

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DICOTYLEDON; ECOLOGY; FLOWERING; FUNGUS; HERBIVORY; HETEROTROPHY; MYCORRHIZA; PHENOLOGY; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

ERICACEAE; FUNGI; MONOTROPA; MONOTROPA HYPOPITYS; MONOTROPA UNIFLORA; MONOTROPOIDEAE; MONOTROPSIS; MONOTROPSIS ODORATA;

EID: 69249203691     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0800319     Document Type: Article

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