A review of molecular phylogenetic studies of rubiaceae

Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-26

  Bremei, Birgitta ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Classification; Ecology; Evolution; ITS; Morphological characters; Phylogeny; RbcL; Rpsl6; Rubiaceae review; Trn(T)L F

Indexed keywords

ALBERTEAE; ANTHOSPERMEAE; ARGOSTEMMATEAE; CHIOCOCCEAE; CINCHONOIDEAE; COFFEEAE; CONDAMINEEAE; COPTOSAPELTEAE; COUSSAREEAE; CRATERISPERMEAE; DANAIDEAE; GAERTNEREAE; GARDENIEAE; GUETTARDEAE; HAMELIEAE; HILLIEAE; ISERTIEAE; IXOREAE; IXOROIDEAE; LASIANTHEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MORINDEAE; MUSSAENDEAE; NAUCLEEAE; OCTOTROPIDEAE; OPHIORRHIZEAE; PAEDERIEAE; PAVETTEAE; PSYCHOTRIEAE; RETINIPHYLLEAE; RONDELETIEAE; RUBIACEAE; RUBIEAE; RUBIOIDEAE; SABICEEAE; SCHRADEREAE; SIPANEEAE; SPERMACOCEAE; THELIGONEAE; UROPHYLLEAE; VANGUERIEAE;

EID: 65949107829     PISSN: 00266493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3417/2006197     Document Type: Conference Paper

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