More miocene dispersal between Africa and Asia-the case of Bridelia (Phyllanthaceae)

Systematic Botany

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 521-529

  Li, Yongquan ^a,b,c   Dressler, Stefan ^d   Zhang, Dianxiang ^a   Renner, Susanne S ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Africa; Asia; Australia; Biogeography; Bridelia; Cleistanthus; Long distance dispersal; Molecular clock

Indexed keywords

BRIDELIA; BRIDELIA RETUSA; BRIDELIA TOMENTOSA; CLEISTANTHUS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PHYLLANTHACEAE;

EID: 70349500544     PISSN: 03636445     EISSN: 15482324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1600/036364409789271263     Document Type: Article

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