| TITLE |
The occurrence of extrafloral nectaries in Hong Kong plants |
| AUTHOR |
May Ling SO*
Biology Department, Hong Kong Baptist University, 224 Waterloo Road, Hong Kong |
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| ABSTRACT |
This is a study of the extrafloral nectaries in Hong Kong plants. Five major types can be discerned: button-shaped, cup-shaped, stalk-shaped, pit-shaped, and pore-shaped. Euphorbiaceae is the largest family with extrafloral nectaries which are always visible structures, attracting ants. SEM micrographs of extrafloral nectaries are included. |
| KEYWORD |
Extrafloral nectaries; Hong Kong plants; |
| ARTICLE INFO |
Botanical Bulletin of Academia Sinica, Volume 45 Number 3 July 2004, page 237-245, 9 pages |
| PUBLISHER |
Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China |
