The chloroplast genome of the "basal" angiosperm Calycanthus fertilis* - Structural and phylogenetic analyses

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 242, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 119-135

  Goremykin, V ^a   Hirsch Ernst, K I ^b   Wolfl S ^a   Hellwig, F H ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Angiosperms; Calycanthus fertilis; Chloroplast genome; Evolution; Phylogeny; Substitution rates

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; CALYCANTHUS; CALYCANTHUS FLORIDUS VAR. GLAUCUS; DICOTYLEDONEAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; LAURALES; LILIOPSIDA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 0042150196     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-003-0056-4     Document Type: Article

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