Andromonoecy and high fruit abortion in Anthonotha noldeae in a West African montane forest

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 296, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 217-224

  Beavon, Merodie A ^a   Chapman, Hazel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Afromontane forests; Andromonoecy; Breeding systems; Fruit abortion; Plant gender

Indexed keywords

ANTHONOTHA; AVES; CAESALPINIOIDEAE; FABACEAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 80052947303     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: 16156110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-011-0488-1     Document Type: Article

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