Extrafloral nectaries in Combretaceae: Morphology, anatomy and taxonomic significance

Bothalia

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 115-126

  Tilney, P M ^a   Van Wyk, A E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Combretaceae; Extrafloral nectary; Laguncularia C.F.Gaertn.; Lumnitzera Willd.; Meiostemon Exell Stace; Morphology; Pteleopsis Engl.; Quisqualis L.; Terminalia L.

Indexed keywords

COMBRETACEAE; COMBRETUM; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LAGUNCULARIA; LUMNITZERA; MEIOSTEMON TETRANDRUM; PHANEROPHLEBIA; PTELEOPSIS; QUISQUALIS; QUISQUALIS INDICA; QUISQUALIS LITTOREA; QUISQUALIS PARVIFLORA; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA PHANEROPHLEBIA;

EID: 7644221041     PISSN: 00068241     EISSN: 23119284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/abc.v34i2.426     Document Type: Article

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