Monocot relationships: An overview

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1645-1655

  Chase, Mark W ^a  

^a JODRELL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acorus; Angiosperms; Classification; Molecular clock; Monocot classification; Monocot phylogenetics; Mycoparasitic angiosperm phylogeny

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; MONOCOTYLEDON; PHYLOGENY;

ACORALES; ACORUS; ALISMATALES; ARACEAE; ARECALES; ASPARAGALES; DASYPOGONACEAE; LILIIFLORAE; LILIOPSIDA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POALES; TOFIELDIACEAE;

EID: 10644220870     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.91.10.1645     Document Type: Review

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