Phylogenetic relationships in subfamily tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae) based on DNA sequence data from seven plastid regions

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 337-351

  Barfuss, Michael H J ^a   Samuel, Rosabelle ^a   Till, Walter ^a   Stuessy, Tod F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

atpB rbcL; Bromeliaceae; Coding and noncoding plastid DNA; Molecular phylogeny; rps16 intron; Tillandsioideae; trnK matK; trnL trnF

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; PLASTID; TAXONOMY;

ALCANTAREA; BROMELIACEAE; CATOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; GLOMEROPITCAIRNIA; GUZMANIA; MEZOBROMELIA; RACINAEA; RAPATEACEAE; TILLANDSIA; VIRIDANTHA; VRIESEA; WERAUHIA;

EID: 13444266473     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.92.2.337     Document Type: Article

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