Trioecy in Coccoloba cereifera Schwacke (Polygonaceae), a narrow endemic and threatened tropical species

Trioecy, the co-occurrence of the males, females, and hermaphrodite morphs in natural populations, is a rare and poorly studied breeding system. It is expressed in Coccoloba cereifera, an endemic, and endangered species from the rupestrian fields of Serra do Cipó, southeastern Brazil. Male individua...

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Main Authors: Celice Alexandre Silva, Marco Antonio Oliva, Milene Faria Vieira, Geraldo Wilson Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2008-10-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132008000500017