Karyomorphology of Davidia involucrata and Camptotheca acuminata, with special reference to their systematic positions

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-198

  He, Zi Can ^a   Li, Jian Qiang ^a   Wang, Heng Chang ^a  

^a Wuhan Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Chromosomes; Classification; Cornaceae; Davidioideae; Evolution

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; EVOLUTION; TAXONOMY;

CAMPTOTHECA; CAMPTOTHECA ACUMINATA; CORNACEAE; DAVIDIA; DAVIDIA INVOLUCRATA; DAVIDIOIDEAE;

EID: 1242277823     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2003.00241.x     Document Type: Article

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