Phylogenetic position of the monotypic genus Metapolypodium Ching endemic to Asia: Evidence from chloroplast DNA sequences of rbcL gene and rps4-trnS region

Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 494-502

  Lu, Shu Gang ^a   Li, Chun Xiang ^b  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Metapolypodium manmeiense; Phylogeny; Polypodiaceae subfam; Polypodioideae; rbcL; rps4 trnS

Indexed keywords

METAPOLYPODIUM; METAPOLYPODIUM MANMEIENSE; POLYPODIACEAE; POLYPODIASTRUM; POLYPODIODES; POLYPODIODES MICRORHIZOMA; POLYPODIUM (PLANT);

EID: 33845259585     PISSN: 05291526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/aps050088     Document Type: Article

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