Phylogenetic relationships of empetraceae, epacridaceae, ericaceae, monotropaceae, and pyrolaceae: Evidence from nuclear ribosomal 18s sequence data

Annals of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 293-304

  Kron, Kathleen A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Empetraceae; Epacridaceae; Ericaceae; Monotropaceae; nr18s; Pyrolaceae; rbcL

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000584655     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1996.0035     Document Type: Article

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