Colonizing the american continent: Systematics of the genus arabis in north america (brassicaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1040-1057

  Koch, Marcus A ^a   Karl, Robert ^a   Kiefer, Christiane ^a   Al Shehbaz, Ihsan A ^b  

^a Department of Biodiversity and Plant Systematics ^*  (Germany)

^b MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabis; Brassicaceae; East asia; Hybridization; North america; Polyploidy; Reticulation

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; DICOTYLEDON; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HYBRIDIZATION; NEW RECORD; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; POLYPLOIDY; TAXONOMY;

FAR EAST; NORTH AMERICA;

ARABIS; ARABIS HIRSUTA; BRASSICACEAE; CILIOPHORA;

EID: 77953521549     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0900366     Document Type: Article

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