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A. T. BRONGNIART'S INTERPRETATION OF THE MILKWEED FLOWER
Author(s) -
Sundell Eric
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.2307/1220778
Subject(s) - botany , interpretation (philosophy) , biology , geography , philosophy , linguistics
Summary A. T. Brongniart's investigations of the unique floral morphology of milkweeds (Asclepiadaceae) during the early 19th century were marked by incisive, original observation but also by misinterpretation.