Relationships of cucumbers and melons unraveled: Molecular phylogenetics of Cucumis and related genera (Benincaseae, Cucurbitaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1256-1266

  Ghebretinsae, Amanuel G ^a   Thulin, Mats ^b   Barber, Janet C ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cucumella; Cucumis; Cucurbitaceae; Dicaelospermum; ITS; Mukia; Myrmecosicyos; Oreosyce; TrnS trnG

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PLANT; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CLADISTICS; DICOTYLEDON; FRUIT; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PERENNIAL PLANT;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CUCUMELLA; CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS HYSTRIX; CUCUMIS MELO; CUCUMIS SAGITTATUS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITACEAE;

EID: 34447316148     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.94.7.1256     Document Type: Article

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