Biogeography and breeding system evolution of the woody Bencomia alliance (Rosaceae) in Macaronesia based on ITS sequence data

Systematic Botany

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 82-97

  Helfgott, D Megan ^a   Francisco Ortega, Javier ^b,c   Santos Guerra, Arnoldo ^d   Jansen, Robert K ^a   Simpson, Beryl B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN   (United States)

^d Jardin de Aclimatacion de La Orotava   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENCOMIA; DENDRIOPOTERIUM; EMBRYOPHYTA; MACARONESIA; MARCETELLA; ROSACEAE; SANGUISORBA; SANGUISORBA ANCISTROIDES; SANGUISORBA MINOR; SARCOPOTERIUM;

EID: 0034017119     PISSN: 03636445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2666675     Document Type: Article

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