On the supposed polycotyledony and lack of endosperm in Psittacanthus (Loranthaceae)

Brittonia

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 176-185

  González, Favio ^a   Pabón Mora, Natalia ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Cotyledons; embryology; endosperm; fruit anatomy; hemiparasitic plants; Loranthaceae; Psittacanthus; Santalales

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012896737     PISSN: 0007196X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12228-017-9461-9     Document Type: Article

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