Fruit and Seed Dispersal of Salvia L. (Lamiaceae): A Review of the Evidence

Botanical Review

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 195-212

  Zona, Scott ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemochory; Hydrochory; Lamiaceae; Salvia; Seed dispersal; Zoochory

Indexed keywords

EID: 85018687015     PISSN: 00068101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12229-017-9189-y     Document Type: Article

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