Photosynthetic pathways in Chenopodiaceae from Africa, Asia and Europe with their ecological, phytogeographical and taxonomical importance

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 206, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 187-221

  Akhani, Hossein ^a   Trimborn, Peter ^b   Ziegler, Herbert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chenopodiaceae; CO2 fixation types, ecology, phytogeography, phylogeny, evolution of arid flora; Old World flora: Africa, Asia, Europe

Indexed keywords

ACER PENSYLVANICUM; AMARANTHACEAE; ANABASIS; ATRIPLEX; SUAEDA; XEROPHYTA;

EID: 0030971591     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00987948     Document Type: Article

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