Three Pteris species (Pteridaceae: Pteridophyta) reproduce by apogamy

Botanical Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-87

  Huang, Yao Moan ^a   Hsu, Sheng Yuan ^a   Hsieh, Tsung Hsin ^b   Chou, Hsueh Mei ^c   Chiou, Wen Liang ^a  

^a TAIWAN FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

^c YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Apogamy; Chromosome; Gametophyte; Morphology; Ploidy; Pteris cretica; Pteris pellucidifolia; Pteris wulaiensis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FILICOPHYTA; PTERIDACEAE; PTERIDIUM; PTERIDOPHYTA; PTERIS; PTERIS CRETICA;

EID: 79953139603     PISSN: 1817406X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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