Curitiba (Myrtaceae): A new genus from the Planalto of southern Brazil

Brittonia

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 301-307

  Salywon, Andrew M ^a   Landrum, Leslie R ^b  

^a DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic forest; Brazil; Curitiba; Eugenia; Mosiera; Myrtaceae

Indexed keywords

MOSIERA; MYRTACEAE;

EID: 38549162071     PISSN: 0007196X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1663/0007-196X(2007)59[301:CMANGF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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