Morphological study of floral nectaries in Euonymus and the probable origin of the echinate fruit surface
A conspicuous nectary disk is common but has a distinguishing morphology in the cosmopolitan genus Euonymus. Our study focuses on the morphology of floral nectaries in 21 representatives of Euonymus and Glyptopetalum. Two main types of nectaries were documented: a mix of inter- and extrastaminal nec...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2018-02-01
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Series: | Plant Diversity |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468265917301191 |