Australian biogeographical connections and the phylogeny of large genera in the plant family Myrtaceae

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 989-998

  Ladiges, Pauline Y ^a   Udovicic, Frank ^b   Nelson, Gareth ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS VICTORIA   (Australia)

^c School of Botany in Melbourne   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arillastrum; Eucalyptus; Historical biogeography; Melaleuca; Molecular phylogeny; Myrtaceae; New Caledonia; New Guinea

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; DIVERGENCE; FOSSIL RECORD; PHYLOGENY; PLANT;

AUSTRALIA; INDONESIA; NEW CALEDONIA; NEW GUINEA;

ALLOSYNCARPIA; ANGOPHORA; ARILLASTRUM; BEAUFORTIA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CORYMBIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUCALYPTOPSIS; EUCALYPTUS; MELALEUCA; MYRTACEAE; STOCKWELLIA;

EID: 0038639775     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2003.00881.x     Document Type: Article

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