Long-distance dispersal of the coconut palm by migration within the coral atoll ecosystem

• Background The location of the original home of the coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, and the extent of its natural dispersal are not known. Proponents of a South American origin must explain why it is not indigenous there and why it shows greatest diversity in southern Asia. Conversely, proponents of...

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Publié dans:Annals of Botany. - Oxford University Press. - 113(2014), 4, Seite 565-570
Auteur principal: Harries, Hugh C. (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Clement, Charles R.
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2014
Accès à la collection:Annals of Botany
Sujets:Biological sciences Physical sciences