An update of the revision of Cyathea subgen. Alsophila sect. Gymnosphaera (Cyatheaceae) in Madagascar and the Comoros including a discussion of putative hybridization events

Adansonia

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 195-213

  Janssen, Thomas ^a,b   Rakotondrainibe, France ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alsophila; Comoros; Cyathea; Cyatheaceae; Distribution maps; Gymnosphaera; Hybridization; Madagascar; New species; New variety

Indexed keywords

ALSOPHILA (FERN); CYATHEA; CYATHEACEAE; GYMNOSPHAERA (FERN);

EID: 47749115233     PISSN: 12808571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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