Phylogenetics, morphological evolution, and classification of Euphorbia subgenus Euphorbia

Taxon

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 291-315

  Dorsey, Brian L ^a,f   Haevermans, Thomas ^b   Aubriot, Xavier ^b   Morawetz, Jeffery J ^c   Riina, Ricarda ^d   Steinmann, Victor W ^e   Berry, Paul E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Cedex   (France)

^c RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN   (United States)

^d CSIC   (Spain)

^e Avenida Lázaro Cárdenas 253   (Mexico)

^f Huntington Botanical Gardens   (United States)

Author keywords

Euphorbia subg. Euphorbia; Euphorbiaceae; Growth forms; ITS; Madagascar; matK; ndhF; New world; Sectional classification

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; DICOTYLEDON; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GROWTH FORM; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; TAXONOMY;

MADAGASCAR;

EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE;

EID: 84876559074     PISSN: 00400262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12705/622.1     Document Type: Article

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