Phylogenetic relationships in the genus Leonardoxa (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae) inferred from chloroplast trnL intron and trnL-trnF intergenic spacer sequences

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 143-149

  Brouat, Carine ^a,b   Gielly, Ludovic ^c   Mckey, Doyle ^a,b  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER   (France)

Author keywords

Caesalpinioideae; cpDNA; Introgression; Leguminosae; Leonardoxa; Myrmecophytes; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

CAESALPINIOIDEAE; FABACEAE; FORMICIDAE; LEONARDOXA; LEONARDOXA AFRICANA;

EID: 0346448103     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2657134     Document Type: Article

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