Morphological and genetic variation within metrosideros polymorpha (Myrtaceae) on Hawai'i

New Zealand Journal of Botany

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 263-270

  James, Shelley A ^a   Puttock, Christopher F ^a   Cordell, Susan ^b   Adams, Robert P ^c  

^a BISHOP MUSEUM   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecophysiology; Hawai'i; Metrosideros polymorpha; Myrtaceae; Phenotypic plasticity; Pubescence; RAPDs

Indexed keywords

ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; TAXONOMY;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EMBRYOPHYTA; METROSIDEROS; METROSIDEROS MACROPUS; METROSIDEROS POLYMORPHA; MYRTACEAE;

EID: 3242664539     PISSN: 0028825X     EISSN: 11758643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2004.9512903     Document Type: Article

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