A morphometric analysis and taxonomic study of Panax bipinnatifidus Seem. (Araliaceae) species complex from Sikkim Himalaya, India

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 297, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 87-98

  Sharma, Shiva K ^a   Pandit, Maharaj K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Panax bipinnatifidus; Phenetic analysis; Sikkim Himalaya; Sympatric distribution; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ARALIACEAE; PANAX; PANAX GINSENG; PANAX PSEUDOGINSENG VAR. BIPINNATIFIDUS; PANAX SIKKIMENSIS;

EID: 80355146967     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: 16156110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-011-0501-8     Document Type: Article

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