Origin and relationships of Saintpaulia (gesneriaceae) based on ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 956-965

  Möller, Michael ^a   Cronk, Quentin C B ^a,b  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gesneriaceae; Internal transcribed spacers; Molecular phylogeny; Nuclear ribosomal DNA; Saintpaulia; Streptocarpus

Indexed keywords

CHIRITA SPADICIFORMIS; GESNERIACEAE; HABERLEA RHODOPENSIS; SAINTPAULIA; STREPTOCARPUS;

EID: 0342460540     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446286     Document Type: Article

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