Phylogeny, diversity, and distribution in Exostema (Rubiaceae): Implications of morphological and molecular analyses

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 212, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 215-246

  McDowell, Tim ^a,b   Bremer, Birgitta ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Morphology, ITS sequences, cladistics, phylogeny, diversity, Caribbean biogeography; Rubiaceae, Exostema.

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; EXOSTEMA; LEPIDOPTERA; RUBIACEAE;

EID: 0031744256     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01089740     Document Type: Article

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