matK and rbcL gene sequence data indicate that Saxifraga (Saxifragaceae) is polyphyletic

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 371-382

  Soltis, Douglas E ^a   Kuzoff, Robert K ^a   Conti, Elena ^a   Gornall, Richard ^b   Ferguson, Keith ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chloroplast gene sequence data; matK gene sequences; Polyphyly; rbcL gene sequences; Saxifraga; Saxifragaceae

Indexed keywords

ASTILBE; CHRYSOSPLENIUM; COTYLEA; CYMBALARIA; DARMERA; HEUCHERA; MESOGYNE; MICRANTHES; ORESITROPHE; PELTOBOYKINIA; SAXIFRAGA; SAXIFRAGA TOLMIEI; SAXIFRAGACEAE; SAXIFRAGOPSIS; TRACHYPHYLLUM; SAXIFRAGA SPP.;

EID: 0030027759     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446171     Document Type: Article

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