Evolutionary relationships in the showy mistletoe family (Loranthaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1015-1029

  Vidal Russell, Romina ^a,b   Nickrent, Daniel L ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

MatK; Parasitic plants; Phylogeny; RbcL; Ribosomal DNA; Santalales; TrnL F intergenic spacer

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; KARYOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PARASITIC PLANT; PHYLOGENY; RELICT COMMUNITY;

GAIADENDRON; LORANTHACEAE; NUYTSIA; SANTALALES; TRISTERIX; TUPEIA; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 48249154263     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0800085     Document Type: Article

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