Taxonomy and phylogeny of croton section heptallon (euphorbiaceae)

Systematic Botany

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 151-167

  Van Ee, Benjamin W ^a   Berry, Paul E ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Croton; Euphorbiaceae; Molecular phylogeny; North America; Section Angelandra; Section Heptallon

Indexed keywords

CROTON ELLIOTTII; CROTON LEUCOPHYLLUS; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE;

EID: 77749304307     PISSN: 03636445     EISSN: 15482324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1600/036364410790862461     Document Type: Article

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