Cryptic Dioecy in Nyssa Yunnanensis (Nyssaceae), a critically endangered species from tropical Eastern Asia

Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 672-684

  Sun, Bao Ling ^a,b   Zhang, Chang Qin ^a   Lowry II, Porter P ^c,d   Wen, Jun ^e  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^d MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^e DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Androdioecy; Critically endangered; Cryptic dioecy; Floral phenology; IUCN Red List; Nyssa; Nyssa yunnanensis; Nyssaceae; Pollen viability

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; NYSSA; NYSSA YUNNANENSIS; NYSSACEAE;

EID: 73449125435     PISSN: 00266493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3417/2008015     Document Type: Article

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