Cleistogamy in Ruellia menthoides (Nees) Hiern and R. brevifolia (Pohl) C. Ezcurra (Acanthaceae) in a forest fragment of Southeastern Brazilian;Cleistogamia em Ruellia menthoides (Nees) Hiern e R. brevifolia (Pohl) C. Ezcurra (Acanthaceae) em fragmento florestal do Sudeste Brasileiro

Acta Botanica Brasilica

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 443-449

  Lima, Natália A de Souza ^a   Vieira, Milene Faria ^a   de Carvalho Okano, Rita Maria ^a   Azevedo, Aristéa Alves ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantic forest; Cleistogamy; Floral morphology; Floral polymorphism; Ruellia

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012204123     PISSN: 01023306     EISSN: 1677941X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-33062005000300004     Document Type: Article

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