The generic position of Austrofestuca littoralis and the reinstatement of Hookerochloa and Festucella (Poaceae) based on evidence from nuclear (ITS) and chloroplast (trnL-trnF) DNA sequences

New Zealand Journal of Botany

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 253-262

  Hunter, A M ^a   Orlovich, D A ^a   Lloyd, K M ^b   Lee, W G ^b   Murphy, D J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS VICTORIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

A. eriopoda; A. hookeriana; Austrofestuca littoralis; Festuca; Festucella; Hookerochloa; Internal transcribed spacer region; Phylogeny; Poa; Poeae; Pooideae; Taxonomy; TrnL trnF intergenic spacer

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GRASS; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

ARCTAGROSTIS; ARCTOPHILA; AUSTROFESTUCA LITTORALIS; DUPONTIA; FESTUCA; FESTUCELLA; HOOKEROCHLOA; POA; POACEAE; POEAE; POOIDEAE;

EID: 3242662727     PISSN: 0028825X     EISSN: 11758643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2004.9512902     Document Type: Article

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