Abstract
Field observations on pollination in New World species of the genusSarcostemma R. Br. sensuHolm are reported. Morphological and anatomical comparisons of pollinated flowers ofSarcostemma subg.Ceramanthus Kuntze (New World) andSarcostemma subg.Sarcostemma (Old World) are presented.
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Kunze, H., Liede, S. Observations on pollination inSarcostemma (Asclepiadaceae) . Pl Syst Evol 178, 95–105 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00937984
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