title: Dioecy in plants--is it an important factor for phytochemists to consider?
abstract: Plants with separate male and female flowers are termed dioecious. Dioecy is not rare, yet is a characteristic that could potentially impact the phytochemical and subsequent pharmacological properties of a species. This is a brief insight which highlights why the sex of the plant might be an important factor to consider for researchers within phytochemistry related fields.
authors.affiliation: Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, School of Medicine, Flinders University of South Australia, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia. bradley.simpson@flinders.edu.au
authors.forename: Bradley S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D035264:Flowers; D056771:Ovule; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena; D011058:Pollen