Molecular phylogeny and floral evolution of Penaeaceae, Oliniaceae, Rhynchocalycaceae, and Alzateaceae (Myrtales)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 293-309

  Schönenberger, Jürg ^a,b   Conti, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzateaceae; Chloroplast DNA; Floral development; Molecular phylogeny; Oliniaceae; Penaeaceae; Perianth homology; Rhynchocalycaceae

Indexed keywords

FLORAL TRAIT; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY;

ALZATEACEAE; BRACHYSIPHON; COROLLA; EMBRYOPHYTA; MYRTALES; OLINIACEAE; PENAEACEAE; RHYNCHOCALYCACEAE; STYLAPTERUS;

EID: 0842288802     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.90.2.293     Document Type: Article

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