Phylogenetic position of Ephedra rhytidosperma, a species endemic to China: Evidence from chloroplast and ribosomal DNA sequences

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 2901-2904

  Wang, Qingbiao ^a   Wang, Li ^a   Zhou, Renchao ^b   Zhao, Xiaoming ^a   Shi, Suhua ^b   Yang, Yong ^c   Zhong, Yang ^a,d  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^d SHANGHAI CENTER FOR BIOINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Chloroplast rbcL; cpDNA matK gene; Ephedra; Ephedra rhytidosperma; nrDNA ITS regions; Nuclear ribosomal 18S; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

EPHEDRA; EPHEDRA EQUISETINA; EPHEDRA RHYTIDOSPERMA;

EID: 33749656444     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/982005-1503     Document Type: Article

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