Portrayal of Impatiens nzabiana (Balsaminaceae): A morphological, molecular and biogeographic study of a new Gabonese species

Systematic Botany

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 440-448

  Janssens, Steven B ^a   Dessein, Steven ^b   Smets, Erik ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b BOTANIC GARDEN MEISE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN BRANCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

diversification; Gabon; Impatiens; Massif du Chaillu; phylogeny; pollen morphology; taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BALSAMINACEAE; IMPATIENS;

EID: 79959545046     PISSN: 03636445     EISSN: 15482324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1600/036364411X569624     Document Type: Article

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