Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10939271 | Flora - Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The low content of lipids, starch and proteins revealed by histochemical and biochemical analyses on M. communis elaiosomes suggests that the myrtle is a plant with a multiple pattern of seed dispersal. Myrmecochory seems to play a secondary role.
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Authors
Daniela Ciccarelli, Andrea Cesare Andreucci, Anna Maria Pagni, Fabio Garbari,