Revision of Plerandra (Araliaceae). I. A synopsis of the genus with an expanded circumscription and a new infrageneric classification

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Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 42-61

  Lowry II, Porter P ^a,b   Plunkett, Gregory M ^c   Frodin, David G ^d  

^a MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^d ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Araliaceae; Dizygotheca; Fiji; New Caledonia; New Guinea; Plerandra; Schefflera; Solomon Islands; Vanuatu

Indexed keywords

ARALIACEAE; DIZYGOTHECA; PLERANDRA; SCHEFFLERA;

EID: 84875400612     PISSN: 0007196X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12228-012-9260-2     Document Type: Article

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