Aglaia (Meliaceae): An evaluation of taxonomic concepts based on DNA data and secondary metabolites

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 534-543

  Muellner, Alexandra N ^a,b   Samuel, Rosabelle ^a   Chase, Mark W ^b   Pannell, Caroline M ^c   Greger, Harald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b JODRELL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aglaia; Chemotaxonomy; Internal transcribed spacer (ITS); Meliaceae; Molecular phylogenetics; Plastid ribosomal protein gene intron (rps16); Sapindales

Indexed keywords

CHEMOTAXIS; DNA; PHYLOGENY; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

AGLAIA; AGLAIA BECCARII; AGLAIA LAWII; AGLAIA TEYSMANNIANA; AMOORA; APHANAMIXIS; LANSIUM; MELIACEAE; REINWARDTIODENDRON; SAPINDALES;

EID: 14644406265     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.92.3.534     Document Type: Article

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