Cytotaxonomic studies of the Chinese pteridophytes: A review

Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 98-111

  Wang, Ren Xiang ^a,b   Lu, Shu Gang ^a   Deng, Xi Chao ^a,c  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HECHI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Cytotaxonomy; Pteridophytes

Indexed keywords

PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 34147197234     PISSN: 05291526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/aps050091     Document Type: Review

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