The taxonomic relationships within the genus Excoecaria L. (Euphorbiaceae) based on leaf morphology and rDNA sequence data

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-28

  Maguire, T L ^a   Saenger, P ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Excoecaria; ITS sequence; Morphology; Phylogeny; rDNA

Indexed keywords

DNA FINGERPRINTING; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; MANGROVE; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALIA;

EXCOECARIA; EXCOECARIA AGALLOCHA; EXCOECARIA DALLACHYANA; EXCOECARIA OVALIS;

EID: 0034060589     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008407009397     Document Type: Article

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