Genome size and polyploidy variation in the tropical hardwood genus Terminalia (Combretaceae)

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 200, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 225-232

  Ohri, D ^a  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Combretaceae, Terminalia; Polyploidy, genome size variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001507769     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00984937     Document Type: Article

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