Abstract
Sex distribution in a neotropical willow,Salix martiana Leybold, has long escaped the attention of botanists. Its catkins are regularly composed of female, hermaphrodite and male flowers. The present paper discusses some aspects of its possible morphological and/or evolutionary significance.
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Rohwer, J., Kubitzki, K. Salix martiana, a regularly hermaphrodite willow. Pl Syst Evol 144, 99–101 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00986668
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00986668