Developmental morphology of Ledermanniella bowlingii (Podostemaceae) from Ghana

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 237, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 165-183

  Ameka, Gabriel K ^a   Clerk, G C ^a   Pfeifer, Evelin ^b   Rutishauser, Rolf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Comparative morphology; Developmental patterns; Endemism; Ledermanniella bowlingii; African Podostemaceae; Structural diversity; Systematics; Water plants

Indexed keywords

PODOSTEMACEAE;

EID: 0038060302     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-002-0253-6     Document Type: Article

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