Morphological, karyological and molecular delimitation of two gentians: Gentiana crassicaulis versus G. tibetica (Gentianaceae)

Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 627-640

  Zhang, Xiao Lan ^a   Ge, Xue Jun ^a   Liu, Jian Quan ^b   Yuan, Yong Ming ^c  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b NORTHWEST INSTITUTE OF PLATEAU BIOLOGY   (China)

^c BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gentiana crassicaulis; Gentiana tibetica; Morphological convergence; Polyploidization; Species delimitation

Indexed keywords

GENTIANA; GENTIANA CRASSICAULIS; GENTIANA TIBETICA; GENTIANACEAE;

EID: 33845275803     PISSN: 05291526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/aps06059     Document Type: Article

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