Evolution of shrub-like growth forms in the lianoid subfamily Secamonoideae (Apocynaceae s.l.) of Madagascar: Phylogeny, biomechanics, and development

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1381-1396

  Lahaye, Renaud ^a,c   Civeyrel, Laure ^a   Speck, Thomas ^b   Rowe, Nick P ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c UMR AMAP   (France)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Heterochrony; Liana; Molecular phylogeny; Secamone sparsiflora; Secamonoideae; Shrub like growth form

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION;

APOCYNACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PERVILLAEA; SECAMONE; SECAMONE SPARSIFLORA; SECAMONOIDEAE; SECAMONOPSIS;

EID: 23044496405     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.92.8.1381     Document Type: Article

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