Endemism, species richness and morphological trends in Madagascan Memecylon (Melastomataceae)

Plant Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 145-151

  Stone, Robert Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Diversification; Endemism; Madagascar; Melastomataceae; Memecylon; Plant taxonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864799707     PISSN: 20323913     EISSN: 20323921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.2012.545     Document Type: Article

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