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heterostyly

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heterostyly [‚hed·ə′räst·əl·ē]
(botany)
Condition or state of flowers having unequal styles.
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Sometimes, variation can be linked with heterostyly or coincides with infraspecific taxa.
Palynological characters and their phylogenetic signal in Rubiaceae by The Botanical Review
Heterostyly could, in turn, aim at the attraction of different pollinators to regulate excessive resource competition (Lloyd, 1979a).
Optimization theory in plant evolution: an overview of long-term ... by Allem, Antonio C. / The Botanical Review
A synopsis of the genus, with a study of heterostyly in it.
Heterochrony in Plant Evolutionary Studies through the Twentieth ... by LI, PING; JOHNSTON, MARK O. / The Botanical Review
 
 
 
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