Pollen and stigma morphology of some Phaseoleae species (Leguminosae) with different pollinators

Plant Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 602-610

  Basso Alves, J P ^a,c   Agostini, K ^b   De Padua Teixeira S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b METHODIST UNIVERSITY OF PIRACICABA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Pollen morphology; Pollen reserves; Stigma morphology; Zoophily

Indexed keywords

VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANATOMY; DICOTYLEDON; MORPHOLOGY; POLLEN; POLLINATOR; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ZOOPHILY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; FABACEAE; FLOWER; HISTOLOGY; POLLEN; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; FABACEAE; FLOWERS; PLANT PROTEINS; POLLEN; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ERYTHRINA (ANGIOSPERM); FABACEAE; INVERTEBRATA; MACROPTILIUM; MUCUNA; PHASEOLEAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79958812268     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2010.00416.x     Document Type: Article

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