Phylogenetic relationships, based on allozyme data, between six cycad taxa indigenous to South Africa

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 182-188

  Van Der Bank, F H ^a   Vorster, P ^b   Van Der Bank, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Allozyme; Cycads; Encephalartos; Phylogenetic relationships

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; GENETIC VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

CYCAS REVOLUTA; ENCEPHALARTOS ALTENSTEINII; ENCEPHALARTOS FRIDERICI-GUILIELMII; ENCEPHALARTOS LEHMANNII; ENCEPHALARTOS NATALENSIS; ENCEPHALARTOS TRANSVENOSUS; ENCEPHALARTOS VILLOSUS;

EID: 0031928477     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30864-4     Document Type: Article

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