Lasiocroton trelawniensis (Euphorbiaceae), a critically endangered species from the cockpit country of Jamaica, belongs to Bernardia (Euphorbiaceae)

Botanical Review

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 166-177

  Jestrow, Brett ^a,b   Proctor, George ^c   Francisco Ortega, Javier ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Tropical Plant Conservation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Antilles; Caribbean; Conservation; DNA phylogenetics; SEM; West Indies

Indexed keywords

BERNARDIA; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; LASIOCROTON;

EID: 46649108146     PISSN: 00068101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12229-008-9009-5     Document Type: Article

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