Origin of the pantropical and nutriceutical Morinda citrifolia L. (Rubiaceae): Comments on its distribution range and circumscription

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 520-529

  Razafimandimbison, Sylvain G ^a   McDowell, Timothy D ^b   Halford, David A ^c   Bremer, Birgitta ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c QUEENSLAND HERBARIUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biogeography; DNA sequence data; Indian mulberry; Morinda citrifolia; Morinda s.s.; Morindeae; Noni; Phylogeography; Rubiaceae; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

AUTOGAMY; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; RANGE SIZE; SEED DISPERSAL; SHRUB; TAXONOMY;

MORINDA; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA; MORINDEAE; RUBIACEAE;

EID: 75149139830     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02229.x     Document Type: Article

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