Increased fire frequency usually erodes microenvironmental conditions causing a drastic limitation of edaphic resources. Thus, the production of permanently closed-small flowers (cleistogamous, CL) should increase in sites ...

Axial and apical flowers of Cryptantha capituliflora were analyzed with regard to morphology and pollen tube growth to assess the occurrence of cleistogamy. Although intermediate floral forms do occur, cleistogamous flowers ...

ABSTRACT – The Utricularia genus is the largest within the Lentibulariaceae family, presenting high morphological diversity, both for vegetative and reproductive structures. This diversity may be related to the ability to ...