Leaf anatomy of the southern African Icacinaceae and its taxonomic significance

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 153-162

  Potgieter, M J ^a   Van Wyk, A E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Apodytes; Cassinopsis; Icacinaceae; Leaf anatomy; Pyrenacantha

Indexed keywords

APODYTES; APODYTES DIMIDIATA; APODYTES GELDENHUYSII; CASSINOPSIS; CASSINOPSIS ILICIFOFIA; CASSINOPSIS TINIFOLIA; ICACINACEAE; PYRENACANTHA; VERRUCA;

EID: 0033065785     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30955-8     Document Type: Article

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