Petenaeaceae, a new angiosperm family in Huerteales with a distant relationship to Gerrardina (Gerrardinaceae)

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-25

  Christenhusz, Maarten J M ^a,b   Fay, Michael F ^c   Clarkson, James J ^c   GAsson, Peter ^c   Morales Can, Julio ^d   Jiménez Barrios, Jorge B ^d   Chase, Mark W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c JODRELL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN CARLOS DE GUATEMALA   (Guatemala)

Author keywords

APG III; AtpB; Belize; Elaeocarpaceae; Guatemala; Malvales; Malvanae; Mesoamerica; Mexico; Muntingiaceae; Petenaea; RbcL; Tiliaceae; Wood anatomy

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; NEW TAXON; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY;

GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

DIPENTODONTACEAE; ELAEOCARPACEAE; GERRARDINA; HUERTEALES; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MALVACEAE; MALVALES; MALVANAE; MUNTINGIACEAE; PETENAEA; PETENAEA CORDATA; TAPISCIA; TAPISCIACEAE;

EID: 77956853074     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: 10958339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2010.01074.x     Document Type: Article

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