Molecular and morphological characterization of a new monotypic genus of Annonaceae, Mwasumbia, from Tanzania

Systematic Botany

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 266-276

  Couvreur, Thomas L P ^a   van der Ham, Raymond W J M ^a   Mbele, Youssoufa M ^a   Mbago, Frank M ^b   Johnson, David M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN BRANCH   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^c OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Annonaceae; Biodiversity hotspot; Coastal forest; East Africa; Kimboza forest reserve; Pollen; Tanzania; Taxonomy; Uluguru mountains

Indexed keywords

ANNICKIA; ANNONACEAE; GREENWAYODENDRON; PIPTOSTIGMA;

EID: 69149083875     PISSN: 03636445     EISSN: 15482324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1600/036364409788606398     Document Type: Article

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