Annual habit and apomixis as drought adaptations in <i>Selaginella tenerrima</i>
Selaginella tenerrima A. Braun ex Kuhn, widely distributed in the savanna-woodland and savanna zones of tropical Africa, is strictly annual. Dormant megaspores survive the yearly drought. Apomixis has been confirmed through laboratory cultures. Microsporangia are usually absent or very few. and the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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South African National Biodiversity Institut
1983-11-01
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| Series: | Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation |
| Online Access: | https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/1223 |