Revision of ring-gentians (Symbolanthus, Gentianaceae) from Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru, with a first assessment of conservation status

Systematics and Biodiversity

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 477-501

  Molina, Jeanmaire ^a   Struwe, Lena ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiation; Biodiversity; Endangered species; Morphology; Neotropics; New species; Pollination; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

GENTIANA; GENTIANACEAE; SYMBOLANTHUS; SYMBOLANTHUS AUSTRALIS; SYMBOLANTHUS BRITTONIANUS; SYMBOLANTHUS CALYGONUS; SYMBOLANTHUS MACRANTHUS;

EID: 56549116640     PISSN: 14772000     EISSN: 14780933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1477200008002740     Document Type: Article

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