Formation and function of a new pollen aperture pattern in angiosperms: The proximal sulcus of Tillandsia leiboldiana (Bromeliaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 365-368

  Albert, Béatrice ^a   Matamoro Vidal, Alexis ^a,b   Raquin, Christian ^c   Nadot, Sophie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Bromeliaceae; Callose; Microsporogenesis; Pollen grains; Proximal aperture; Sulcus; Tillandsia leiboldiana

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; GERMINATION; MORPHOLOGY; POLLEN; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

BROMELIACEAE; LILIOPSIDA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SPERMATOPHYTA; TILLANDSIA;

EID: 76349102617     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0900264     Document Type: Article

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