Aluminium accumulation in Rubiaceae: An additional character for the delimitation of the subfamily Rubioideae?

IAWA Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 197-212

  Jansen, S ^a   Robbrecht, E ^b   Beeckman, H ^c   Smets, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b BOTANIC GARDEN MEISE   (Belgium)

^c ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aluminium accumulation; Chemotaxonomy; Chrome azurol S test; Rubiaceae; Rubioideae

Indexed keywords

ANTHOSPERMEAE; COUSSAREA; CRATERISPERMEAE; FARAMEA; PAEDERIEAE; PSYCHOTRIA; RUBIACEAE; RUBIEAE; RUBIOIDEAE; RUDGEA; SPERMACOCEAE; UROPHYLLEAE;

EID: 0033934110     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-90000245     Document Type: Article

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