Phylogeny and evolution of Symbolanthus and Wurdackanthus (Gentianaceae-Helieae) in the Guayana Highlands and Andes, based on ribosomal 5S-NTS sequences

Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 438-446

  Gould, Katherine R ^a   Struwe, Lena ^b  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

5S NTS; Biogeography; Gentianaceae; Helieae; Molecular systematics; Morphology; Neotropics; Phylogeny; Symbolanthus; Wurdackanthus

Indexed keywords

ANTHUS; ARGYREUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; GENTIANACEAE; SYMBOLANTHUS; WURDACKANTHUS; WURDACKANTHUS ARGYREUS; WURDACKANTHUS FRIGIDUS;

EID: 7044239584     PISSN: 00266493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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