Monophyly and major clades of Meryta (Araliaceae)

Systematic Botany

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 657-670

  Tronchet, Frédéric ^a   Plunkett, Gregory M ^b   Jérémie, Joël ^a   Lowry II, Porter P ^a,c  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARALIACEAE; MERYTA; POLYSCIAS; PSEUDOPANAX; SCHEFFLERA;

EID: 23944512735     PISSN: 03636445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1600/0363644054782279     Document Type: Article

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