Polyphyly of the genus Echites (Apocynaceae: Apocynoideae: Echiteae): Evidence based on a morphological cladistic analysis

SIDA, Contributions to Botany

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 117-131

  Williams, Justin K ^a  

^a Sam Houston State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cladistics; Echites, Prestonia, Thenardia, and Thevetia Apocynaceae; Morphology; Neo tropics

Indexed keywords

APOCYNACEAE; APOCYNOIDEAE; ECHITEAE; ECHITES; PRESTONIA; THEVETIA;

EID: 4444253831     PISSN: 00361488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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