10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GEOCARPIC»
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geocarpic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
geocarpic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tropical Forest Canopies: Ecology and Management
Figs were present in all vertical strata in the forest. from the around level and
subterranean runners of the geocarpic species to those of large hemi- epiphytes
presented at over 50 m in the emergent layer. Fig size also varied considerably.
from ...
K. Eduard Linsenmair, 2001
2
Flowering Plants · Dicotyledons: Capparales, Malvales and ...
Plant with geocarpic fruits. (Takhtajan 1981) Annual, taprooted, glaucous,
glabrous herbs; cauline leaves sessile, amplexicaul, entire, lanceolate to oblong;
sepals ascending; petals yellowish to white, obovate; anthers oblong to ovate;
lateral ...
Klaus Kubitzki, Clemens Bayer, 2003
3
Dispersal Biology of Desert Plants
(Araceae) are examples of geocarpic plants growing in desert regions (Van der
Pijl 1982). Geocarpy also occurs in Geococcus pu- sillus (Brassicaceae) from
Australian deserts and Cucumis humifructus (Cu- curbitaceae) from South Africa
and ...
Karen van Rheede van Oudtshoorn, Margaretha W. van Rooyen, 1999
4
Australian Journal of Botany
All accessions with rubers in season 2 Var. lanceolata All accessions 9
accessions with re-growth from basal branches tuberised roots All with stems
emerging from No evidence of geocarpic pods 16 perennial Yes Robust erect
bush All with ...
5
Flora of Tropical East Africa - Moraceae (1989)
16/2, 5) 3-5 mm. long; trees geocarpic 7. F. vogeliana Stipules caducous; basal
bracts 2-3 mm. long; trees not geocarpic: Hairs of leafy twigs and petiole
conspicuously different in length; periderm of branchlets and petiole flaking off:
Apex of ...
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 1989
6
Pollination Ecology and the Rain Forest: Sarawak Studies
Canopy figs attracted a total of 53 species of birds and mammals, while only 4
species of terrestrial mammals were observed eating cauliflorous and geocarpic
figs, as listed in Table 10.5 (Shanahan 2000). Canopy figs are probably also an ...
David Roubik, Shoko Sakai, Abg Abdul Hamid, 2006
7
Fruits and seeds of genera in the subfamily Faboideae (Fabaceae)
... not twisted; asymmetrical or symmetrical; linear to oblong (narrowly), ovate (
geocarpic fruit), falcate, or irregular (geocarpic fruit); when asymmetrical with 1
straight and 1 curved suture (in literature) or both sutures parallelly curved,
unequally ...
Joseph H. Kirkbride, Charles R. Gunn, Anna L. Weitzman, 2003
Explosive mechanism of seed dispersal is seen in Elatostemma and Pilea. 19.
The fruits of Linaria show hydrocarpy. 20. The fruits of Arachis are geocarpic. ✓
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. (3) 11. (2) 21. (3) 31. (1) 41. (4) 2. (1) 12. (1)
22.
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Alfalfa and Relatives: Evolution and Classification of Medicago
The species is noteworthy for its geocarpic fruit, the fertilized aerial flowers
becoming imbedded in the soil by the elongation of the peduncle, pedicel, and
especially the gynophore. The geocarpic nature of M. hypogaea so impressed
earlier ...
10
Forage Seed Production Tropical and subtropical species
Like all Arachis, A. pintoi is geocarpic (Fig. 32.1), but is unsuited to conventional
cultural and harvesting methods used with the annual A. hypogaea. Rather, it is a
sward-forming, stoloniferous perennial that sets seed over a prolonged period.
Daphne T. Fairey, D. S. Loch, John G. Hampton, 1999
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GEOCARPIC»
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geocarpic is used in the context of the following news items.
The Story of Spigelia genuflexa, or, Why Biology Needs YOU
The geocarpic fruits of Spinelia genuflexa. Creative Commons Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil. Click image for license and link. The above plant is ... «Scientific American, Oct 11»
Newly Discovered Plant Bows Down and Buries Its Own Seeds
... Carmen Molina, Lena Struwe. Spigelia genuflexa (Loganiaceae), a new geocarpic species from northeastern Bahia, Brazil. PhytoKeys, 2011 ... «Discover Magazine, Sep 11»
