Morphology and development of anthers and ovules in Croton and Astraea (Euphorbiaceae)

Nordic Journal of Botany

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 505-511

  De Paula, Orlando Cavalari ^a   Das Graças Sajo, Maria ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GAMETOPHYTE; MORPHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SECRETION; SPORE; TAXONOMY;

ASTRAEA LOBATA; ASTRAEA PRAETERVISA; CROTON FLORIBUNDUS; CROTON GLANDULOSUS; CROTON TRIQUETER; CROTON URUCURANA; CROTONEAE; ENDOTHECIUM; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; PIPTOCALYX; POLYGONUM;

EID: 80052513797     PISSN: 0107055X     EISSN: 17561051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2011.01072.x     Document Type: Article

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