Molecular phylogeny and generic delimitation in the Elegia group (Restionaceae, South Africa) based on a complete taxon sampling and four chloroplast DNA regions

Systematic Botany

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 759-772

  Moline, Philip M ^a   Linder, H Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASKIDIOSPERMA; CHONDROPETALUM; DOVEA; ELEGIA; RESTIONACEAE;

EID: 31844436262     PISSN: 03636445     EISSN: 03636445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1600/036364405775097842     Document Type: Article

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