Diversity, biogeography, and photosynthetic pathways of Argusia and Heliotropium (Boraginaceae) in South-West Asia with an analysis of phytogeographical units

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 401-425

  Akhani, Hossein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

C3 C4 photosynthesis; Endemism; Euploca; Irano Turanian; Phytogeography; Saharo Arabian; Saharo Sindian

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; C3 PLANT; C4 PLANT; ENDEMISM; NEW SPECIES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; ANATOLIA; ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST; SAHARA; TURKEY;

ACER PENSYLVANICUM; AMARANTHACEAE; ARGUSIA; BORAGINACEAE; HELIOTROPIUM; HELIOTROPIUM RARIFLORUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POLYGONACEAE;

EID: 35848944108     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: 10958339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00707.x     Document Type: Article

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