Revisiting taxonomy, morphological evolution, and fossil calibration strategies in Chloranthaceae

Journal of Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 315-329

  Zhang, Qiang ^a,b   Antonelli, Alexandre ^c   Feild, Taylor S ^d   Kong, Hong Zhi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c GOTHENBURG BOTANICAL GARDEN   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiosperm evolution; Asteropollis; Chloranthaceae; Chloranthistemon; Molecular dating; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ASCA; ASCARINA; ASTEROPOLLIS; CHLORANTHACEAE; CHLORANTHUS; HEDYOSMUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SARCANDRA;

EID: 80051972334     PISSN: 16744918     EISSN: 17596831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-6831.2011.00129.x     Document Type: Article

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