Caribbean Island Asteraceae: Systematics, molecules, and conservation on a biodiversity hotspot

Botanical Review

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 112-131

  Francisco Ortega, Javier ^a,b   Ventosa, Iralys ^c   Oviedo, Ramona ^c   Jiménez, Francisco ^d   Herrera, Pedro ^c   Maunder, Michael ^a,b   Panero, José L ^e  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Tropical Plant Conservation   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA Y SISTEMÁTICA   (Cuba)

^d Jardín Botánico Nacional ^*  (Dominican Republic)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiosperms; Asteraceae; Biodiversity; Caribbean Islands; Molecular Systematics; Phylogenetics; Tropical Islands

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 46649110106     PISSN: 00068101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12229-008-9008-6     Document Type: Review

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