Origin and evolution of petals in angiosperms

Plant Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-25

  Ronse De Craene, Louis P ^a   Brockington, Samuel F ^b  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Andropetal; Bracteopetal; Calyx; Corolla; Evo devo; Perianth; Reduction; Staminode; Tepal

Indexed keywords

MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 84875465009     PISSN: 20323913     EISSN: 20323921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.2013.738     Document Type: Review

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