Molecular and morphological evidence supports the resurrection of a neglected species of Daucus (Apiaceae) from North Africa

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 320-337

  Martínez Flores, Fernando ^a   Juan, Ana ^a   Crespo, Manuel B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Daucinae; NrDNA; Plastid DNA; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; DICOTYLEDON; DNA; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; PLASTID; RELATEDNESS; TAXONOMY; TYPE SPECIMEN;

MOROCCO;

APIACEAE; DAUCINAE; DAUCUS;

EID: 84860539611     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: 10958339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2012.01219.x     Document Type: Article

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