Cryptic dioecy in Mussaenda pubescens (Rubiaceae): a species with stigma-height dimorphism
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Cryptic dioecy in Mussaenda pubescens (Rubiaceae): a species with stigma-height dimorphism.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Evolutionary transitions from heterostyly to dioecy have been proposed in several angiosperm families, particularly in Rubiaceae. These transitions involve the spread of male and female sterility mutations resulting in modifications to the gender of ancestral hermaphrodites. Despite sustained interest in the gender strategies of plants, the structural and developmental bases...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Botany
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1095-8290,0305-7364
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcq146