Phylogenetic relationships and taxonomy of subfamily Zygophylloideae (Zygophyllaceae) based on molecular and morphological data

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 240, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 11-39

  Beier, B A ^a   Chase, M W ^b   Thulin, M ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b JODRELL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Augea; Fagonia; Melocarpum; Morphology; Phylogeny; Plastid DNA; Roepera; Taxonomy; Tetraena; trnL; Zygophyllaceae; Zygophylloideae; Zygophyllum

Indexed keywords

AUGEA; EMBRYOPHYTA; FAGONIA; MELOCARPUM; ROEPERA; TETRAENA; ZYGOPHYLLACEAE; ZYGOPHYLLUM;

EID: 0242408182     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-003-0007-0     Document Type: Article

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