Ontogeny of the fruits of two anomalous African woody genera, Polemanniopsis and Steganotaenia (Apiaceae), and their phylogenetic relationship

Edinburgh Journal of Botany

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 249-257

  Liu, M ^a   Van Wyk, B E ^a   Tilney, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Fruit; Ontogeny; Polemanniopsis; Steganotaenia; Umbelliferae

Indexed keywords

APIACEAE; APIALES; POLEMANNIOPSIS; POLEMANNIOPSIS MARLOTHII; SANICULOIDEAE; STEGANOTAENIA; STEGANOTAENIA ARALIACEA;

EID: 6344241332     PISSN: 09604286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0960428603000222     Document Type: Article

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