Studies in the tribe Spermacoceae (Rubiaceae-Rubioideae): The circumscriptions of Amphiasma and Pentanopsis and the affinities of Phylohydrax

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 247, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 233-239

  Thulin, M ^a   Bremer, B ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amphiasma; Chloroplast DNA; Conostomium; Hydrophylax; Manostachya; Morphology; Pentanopsis; Phylogeny; Phylohydrax; rbcL; Rubiaceae; Spermacoceae; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

AMPHIASMA; CONOSTOMIUM; DIODIA; HYDROPHYLAX; PENTANOPSIS; PENTANOPSIS FRAGRANS; PHYLOHYDRAX; RUBIACEAE; RUBIOIDEAE; SPERMACOCE; SPERMACOCEAE;

EID: 4544237099     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-004-0155-x     Document Type: Article

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