Comparative floral structure and systematics in Chrysobalanaceae s.l. (Chrysobalanaceae, Dichapetalaceae, Euphroniaceae, Trigoniaceae; Malpighiales)

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 249-309

  Matthews, Merran L ^a   Endress, Peter K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Androecium; Compitum; Core eudicots; Gynoecium; Histology; Morphology; Ovules; Perianth; Rosids

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ANGIOSPERM; CLADISTICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLOWER; MORPHOLOGY; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; TAXONOMY;

CHRYSOBALANACEAE; CORE EUDICOTYLEDONS; DICHAPETALACEAE; ENDOTHECIUM; EUPHRONIACEAE; MALPIGHIALES; ROSIDS; TRIGONIACEAE;

EID: 44649177532     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: 10958339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2008.00803.x     Document Type: Article

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