Myrtaceae revisited: A reassessment of infrafamilial groups

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2013-2025

  Wilson, Peter G ^a   O'Brien, Marcelle M ^b,d   Gadek, Paul A ^c   Quinn, Christopher J ^b  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS AND DOMAIN TRUST   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

MatK; Molecular phylogeny; Morphology; Myrtaceae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000405522     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3558428     Document Type: Article

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