Comparative inflorescence and floral ontogeny in the genus Mentha (Mentheae: Nepetoideae: Lamiaceae): Variable sequences of organ appearance and random petal aestivation

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 300, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 329-345

  Naghiloo, Somayeh ^a   Esmaillou, Zahra ^a   Gohari, Gholamreza ^a   Dadpour, Mohammad Reza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Epi illumination light microscopy; Floral ontogeny; Mentha; Variable petal aestivation; Variable sequences of organ appearance

Indexed keywords

LAMIACEAE; MENTHA; MENTHA PULEGIUM; MENTHA SUAVEOLENS; NEPETEAE; NEPETOIDEAE;

EID: 84893683905     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: 16156110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-013-0885-8     Document Type: Article

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