"The orchids have been a splendid sport"-An alternative look at Charles Darwin's contribution to orchid biology

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2128-2154

  Yam, Tim Wing ^a   Arditti, Joseph ^b   Cameron, Kenneth M ^c  

^a SINGAPORE BOTANIC GARDENS   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Discovery of auxin; Fritz m ller; John murray; Orchid flowers; Orchid seeds; Pollination effects; Resupination; Rostellum

Indexed keywords

FLORAL TRAIT; FLOWER; GERMINATION; HERB; HORMONE; LITERATURE REVIEW; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; POLLINATION; SEED; TAXONOMY;

HEXAPODA; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 71449095399     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0900122     Document Type: Article

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