Floral and macroecological evolution within Cyrtanthus (Amaryllidaceae): Inferences from combined analyses of plastid ndhF and nrDNA ITS sequences

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 217-238

  Snijman, D A ^a   Meerow, A W ^b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Amaryllidaceae; Cyrtanthus; Floral morphology; Molecular systematics; Monocotyledons

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; CAPE FLORISTIC REGION; FLORAL TRAIT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HYBRIDIZATION; KARYOTYPE; MACROECOLOGY; MONOCOTYLEDON; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; PLASTID; POLLINATOR; TAXONOMY;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AEROPETES; AMARYLLIDACEAE; CYRTANTHUS; LILIOPSIDA; TULBAGHIA;

EID: 77950857613     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2009.10.010     Document Type: Article

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