The origin and diversification of angiosperms

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1614-1626

  Soltis, Pamela S ^a   Soltis, Douglas E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amborella; Angiosperms; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY;

AMBORELLA; ASTERIDS; AUSTROBAILEYALES; CARYOPHYLLALES; CHLORANTHACEAE; CORE EUDICOTYLEDONS; EMBRYOPHYTA; LILIOPSIDA; MAGNOLIIDS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; NYMPHAEACEAE; RANUNCULALES; ROSIDS; SAXIFRAGALES; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 10644288251     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.91.10.1614     Document Type: Review

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