Floral phenology, secondary pollen presentation and pollination mechanism in <i>Inula racemosa</i> (Angiosperms: Asteraceae)
Inula racemosa Hook. f. is protandrous, discharges pollen grains inside the anther tube and presents pollen secondarily onto the sweeping hairs of the style. The style and stigmatic branches present the yellow clumped pollen grains for pollination. This study describes floral functional morphology...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
2013-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Threatened Taxa |
Online Access: | http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/894 |