Evidence for convergent evolution among phylogenetically distant rare species of Tetratheca (Elaeocarpaceae, formerly Tremandraceae) from Western Australia

Australian Systematic Botany

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 126-138

  Butcher, Ryonen ^a,b   Byrne, Margaret ^c   Crayn, Darren M ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

^d ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS AND DOMAIN TRUST   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOTAXONOMY; CLADISTICS; DICOTYLEDON; DISJUNCT DISTRIBUTION; ENDEMISM; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MORPHOLOGY; NEW TAXON; PHYLOGENETICS; RARE SPECIES; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; KOOLYANOBBING; SOUTHERN CROSS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YILGARN BLOCK;

ELAEOCARPACEAE; TETRATHECA; TETRATHECA APHYLLA; TETRATHECA HARPERI; TETRATHECA PAYNTERAE;

EID: 34247589281     PISSN: 10301887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SB06017     Document Type: Article

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