Evolution of physiological dormancy multiple times in Melastomataceae from Neotropical montane vegetation

Seed Science Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-44

  Silveira, Fernando A O ^a   Ribeiro, Rafaella C ^a   Oliveira, Denise M T ^a   Fernandes, G Wilson ^a   Lemos Filho, José P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

cerrado; convergent evolution; drought induced mortality; Espinha o Range; rupestrian fields; seasonality

Indexed keywords

CARDINALIS; CHAETOSTOMA (ANGIOSPERM); COMOLIA; CORALLINA; MELASTOMATACEAE; MICONIA; MICONIEAE; SERTULARIA; TIBOUCHINA;

EID: 84856472946     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960258511000286     Document Type: Article

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