Systematics of Dendrobiinae (Orchidaceae), with special reference to Australian taxa

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 105-126

  Adams, Peter B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cladistics; Classifications; Generic limits; Infraspecific variation; Internal transcribed spacer (ITS); Morphological characters; Morphological variation; Phylogeny; Species complex; Taxonomic revision

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CLADISTICS; EPIPHYTE; HERB; HYBRID; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; PHYLOGENY; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; POLLINATION; RECOMBINATION; SPECIES COMPLEX; TAXONOMY; VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION;

CADETIA; DENDROBIINAE; DENDROBIUM; DIPLOCAULOBIUM; DOCKRILLIA; FLICKINGERIA; ORCHIDACEAE; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 79956073045     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: 10958339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2011.01141.x     Document Type: Review

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