Seed dispersal and germination behavior of three threatened endemic labiates of Cyprus

Plant Species Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-84

  Kadis, Costas ^a   Georghiou, Kyriacos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cyprus; Endemic plants; Seed dispersal; Seed germination; Survival strategy

Indexed keywords

CYPRIA; ORIGANUM; PHLOMIS;

EID: 77954371670     PISSN: 0913557X     EISSN: 14421984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-1984.2009.00265.x     Document Type: Article

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