A revised infrageneric classification and molecular phylogeny of new world croton (Euphorbiaceae)

Taxon

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 791-823

  van Ee, Benjamin W ^a   Riina, Ricarda ^b,c   Berry, Paul E ^b  

^a BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Croton; EMB2765 exon 9; Euphorbiaceae; Infrageneric classification; Molecular phylogenetics; New World; Rps3; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PLANT; CHLOROPLAST; DICOTYLEDON; GENOME; HERB; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NEW TAXON; NEW WORLD ORDER; PHYLOGENETICS; SAMPLING; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY; TROPHIC ENVIRONMENT;

CROTON POECILANTHUS; CROTON SETIGER; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE;

EID: 79959688266     PISSN: 00400262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tax.603013     Document Type: Article

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