Morphological analysis and a resolution of the Ryparosa javanica species complex (Achariaceae) from Malesian and Australian tropical rainforests

Australian Systematic Botany

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 541-569

  Webber, Bruce L ^a,b   Woodrow, Ian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; PLANT; RAINFOREST; SPECIES COMPLEX; TAXONOMY; TROPICAL FOREST;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BORNEO; EURASIA; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ACHARIACEAE; FLACOURTIACEAE; RYPAROSA JAVANICA;

EID: 33845612971     PISSN: 10301887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SB06001     Document Type: Article

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