Seed development in Trimenia (Trimeniaceae) and its bearing on the evolution of embryo-nourishing strategies in early flowering plant lineages

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 906-915

  Friedman, William E ^a   Bachelier, Julien B ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Austrobaileyales; Basal angiosperms; Diploid endosperm; Female gametophyte; Nymphaeales; Perisperm

Indexed keywords

STARCH;

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FLOWERING; HISTOLOGY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; SEED; WOODY PLANT;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; AUSTROBAILEYALES; BASAL ANGIOSPERMS; DIPLOID ENDOSPERM; EVOLUTION; FEMALE GAMETOPHYTE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; NYMPHAEALES; PERISPERM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AUSTROBAILEYALES; BASAL ANGIOSPERMS; DIPLOID ENDOSPERM; FEMALE GAMETOPHYTE; NYMPHAEALES; PERISPERM;

ANGIOSPERMS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; SEEDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STARCH;

EID: 84877287099     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1200632     Document Type: Article

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