Chromosome cytology of Iridaceae-patterns of variation, determination of ancestral base numbers, and modes of karyotype change

Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 285-304

  Goldblatt, Peter ^a   Takei, Masahiro ^b  

^a MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^b OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROCUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; GLADIOLUS; IRIDACEAE; IRIS; LAPEIROUSIA; MORAEA; ORTHROSANTHUS; PATERSONIA; ROMULEA; SISYRINCHIUM;

EID: 0031447813     PISSN: 00266493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2400005     Document Type: Article

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