Phylogeny of taxaceae and cephalotaxaceae genera inferred from chloroplast matK gene and nuclear rDNA ITS region

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 353-365

  Cheng, Yuchang ^a   Nicolson, Robert G ^b   Tripp, Kim ^b   Chaw, Shu Miaw ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND MICROBIAL BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amentotaxus; Austrotaxus; Cephalotaxaceae; Cephalotaxus; Chloroplast matK; Conifers; Nuclear ITS; Phylogeny reconstruction; Pseudotaxus; T orreya; Taxaceae; Taxus

Indexed keywords

AMENTOTAXUS; AUSTROTAXUS; CEPHALOTAXACEAE; CEPHALOTAXUS; CONIFEROPHYTA; CUPRESSACEAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; ENTOVALVA; GYMNOSPERMAE; PSEUDOTAXUS; PSILOTOPHYTA; TAXACEAE; TAXUS; TORREYA;

EID: 0034115566     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.1999.0710     Document Type: Article

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