Anatomy, ultrastructure, and secretory activity of the floral nectaries in Swietenia macrophylla (Meliaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 99, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1910-1917

  Paiva, Elder A S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carotenoid; Floral nectary; Mahogany; Meliaceae; Nectar secretion; Swietenia macrophylla

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CAROTENOID; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DICOTYLEDON; FLORAL TRAIT; FLOWER; GENERALIST; INSECT; MITOCHONDRION; NECTAR; NECTARY; PLASTID; POLLEN; POLLINATOR; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SECRETION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; FLOWER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MELIACEAE; NECTAR; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SECRETION (PROCESS); THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BRAZIL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; FLOWERS; MELIACEAE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PLANT NECTAR; POLLEN;

AMAZONIA;

EID: 84875192805     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1200122     Document Type: Article

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