A seed atlas of Hypoxis from eastern North America

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 26-32

  Zona, Scott ^a   Prince, Jeffery ^b   Halder, Gabriela ^b   Schwartz, Robert ^b   Vargas, Rodrigo ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypoxidaceae; Hypoxis; morphology; seed; seed coat; SEM

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; CUTICLE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MONOCOTYLEDON; PHYLOGENETICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEED;

HYPOXIDACEAE; HYPOXIS; HYPOXIS CURTISSII; HYPOXIS HIRSUTA; HYPOXIS JUNCEA; HYPOXIS RIGIDA; HYPOXIS SESSILIS; HYPOXIS WRIGHTII;

EID: 77954656097     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3159/08-RA-086R.1     Document Type: Article

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