The family Polygonaceae in West Africa: Taxonomic significance of leaf epidermal characters

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 442-459

  Ayodele, A E ^a   Olowokudejo, J D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Epidermal morphology; Polygonaceae; West Africa

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DICOTYLEDON; LEAF; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; STOMATA; TAXONOMY; TRICHOME;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; OXYGONUM; PERSICARIA; POLYGONACEAE; POLYGONUM; POLYGONUM PLEBEIUM; SYMMERIA PANICULATA;

EID: 33744527562     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2005.12.009     Document Type: Article

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