Epiphytic growth habits of chilean gesneriaceae and the evolution of epiphytes within the tribe coronanthereae

Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 117-127

  Salinas, M Fernanda ^a,b   Arroyo, Mary T K ^b   Armesto, Juan J ^a,b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Asteranthera; Chile; Coronanthereae; Gesneriaceae; Holoepiphyte; Mitraria; Sarmienta

Indexed keywords

ASTERANTHERA; ASTERANTHERA OVATA; CHILO; CORONANTHEREAE; GESNERIACEAE; GESNERIOIDEAE; MITRARIA; MITRARIA COCCINEA; SARMIENTA; SARMIENTA REPENS;

EID: 77950490964     PISSN: 00266493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3417/2006210     Document Type: Article

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