biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Němec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 16:469-471, 1974 | DOI: 10.1007/BF02922239

Intracapitular cypsele dimorphism and dormancy inBidens bipinnata

K. M. M. Dakshini1, S. K. Aggarwal1
1 Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

InBidens bipinnata, a common composite inhabiting mostly gravelly or rocky habitats, two cypsele types are found within a single capitulum. These dimorphic cypsele types differ in their dormancy periods. Evolutionary implications of this differential intracapitular cypsele dormancy are discussed.

Received: February 11, 1974; Published: November 1, 1974  Show citation

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Dakshini, K.M.M., & Aggarwal, S.K. (1974). Intracapitular cypsele dimorphism and dormancy inBidens bipinnata. Biologia plantarum, 16(6), 469-471. doi: 10.1007/BF02922239
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