Origin of triploids of Elatostema suzukii (Urticaceae) on Okinawa Island, the Ryukyus

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 377-380

  Tamaki, Kaori ^a   Denda, Tetsuo ^a   Yokota, Masatsugu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elatostema suzukii; Endemic species; Okinawa Island; Triploid; Urticaceae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035642914     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/pl00014000     Document Type: Article

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