Phylogenetic relationships in the genus Crinum (Amaryllidaceae) with emphasis on tropical African species: Evidence from trnL-F and nuclear ITS DNA sequence data

Taxon

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 801-810

  Kwembeya, Ezekeil G ^a,b   Bjorå, Charlotte S ^b   Stedje, Brita ^b   Nordal, Inger ^b  

^a National Botanical Research Institute   (Namibia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Amaryllidaceae; Crinum; ITS; Phylogeny; trnL trnF; Tropical Africa

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; DNA; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; TROPICAL REGION;

AFRICA; AUSTRALASIA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

AMARYLLIDACEAE; AMARYLLIS BELLADONNA; AMMOCHARIS; ATROPA BELLADONNA; BOOPHANE; BOOPHANE DISTICHA; CRINUM; CRINUM BAUMII; CRINUM FIMBRIATULUM; CRINUM FLACCIDUM; CYBISTETES; CYBISTETES LONGIFOLIA;

EID: 34848832882     PISSN: 00400262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/25065863     Document Type: Article

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