Reproductive phenological pattern of Calotropis procera (Apocynaceae), an invasive species in Brazil: annual in native areas; continuous in invaded areas of caatinga

In this study, we evaluated the phenological patterns (vegetative and reproductive) of Calotropis procera (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae) in Brazil, comparing its phenology in an area where it is invasive with that observed in areas to which it is native. Phenological observations were carried out ove...

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Main Authors: Mellissa Sousa Sobrinho, George Machado Tabatinga, Isabel Cristina Machado, Ariadna Valentina Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil 2013-06-01
Series:Acta Botânica Brasílica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062013000200018&lng=en&tlng=en