Comparative floral structure and systematics in Celastrales (Celastraceae, Parnassiaceae, Lepidobotryaceae)

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 129-194

  Matthews, Merran L ^a   Endress, Peter K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Androecium; Compitum; Core eudicots; Gynoecium; Histology; Morphology; Ovules; Perianth; Rosids

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; FLORAL TRAIT; TAXONOMY;

CELASTRACEAE; CELASTRALES; CORE EUDICOTS; LEPIDOBOTRYACEAE; LEPIDOBOTRYS; MALPIGHIALES; OXALIDALES; PARNASSIACEAE; ROSIDS;

EID: 26844577144     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: 10958339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2005.00445.x     Document Type: Article

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