Morphology, ontogeny and structure of the stipular nectaries in Caamembeca spectabilis (Polygalaceae)
ABSTRACT Nodal glands are found in one third of the Polygalaceae genera and have valuable taxonomic, ecological and evolutionary significance. In Brazil, they occur in five of the eleven genera already registered. However, there is still a controversy regarding the origin of these structures. The ob...
Main Authors: | Joana Patrícia Pantoja Serrão FILGUEIRA, Tatiani Yuriko Souza KIKUCHI, Márlia Regina COELHO-FERREIRA |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
2016-06-01
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Series: | Acta Amazonica |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/pdf/aa/v46n2/1809-4392-aa-46-02-00127.pdf |
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