Phylogeny and conservation of African violets (Saintpaulia: Gesneriaceae): New findings based on nuclear ribosomal 5S non-transcribed spacer sequences

Kew Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 363-377

  Lindqvist, Charlotte ^a,b   Albert, Victor A ^a  

^a NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GESNERIACEAE; SAINTPAULIA; SAINTPAULIA GOETZEANA; SAINTPAULIA PUSILLA; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM); VIOLACEAE;

EID: 0032830371     PISSN: 00755974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4115813     Document Type: Article

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