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Studies in the nyctinastic movement of the leaf pinnae of Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merrill

II. The behaviour of upper and lower half-pulvini

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  1. Botany Department, University College of the W. Indies, Jamaica, W. Indies

    J. H. Palmer & G. F. Asprey

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Palmer, J.H., Asprey, G.F. Studies in the nyctinastic movement of the leaf pinnae of Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merrill. Planta 51, 770–785 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01941003

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