Comparative floral structure and systematics of the clade of Lophopyxidaceae and Putranjivaceae (Malpighiales)

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 172, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 404-448

  Matthews, Merran L ^a   Endress, Peter K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Androecium; Core eudicots; Euphorbiaceae; Floral anatomy; Floral morphology; Geraniales; Gynoecium; Perianth; Phyllanthaceae; Picrodendraceae; Rosids

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ANGIOSPERM; CLADISTICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLORAL TRAIT; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TAXONOMY;

CELASTRALES; CORE EUDICOTYLEDONS; EUPHORBIACEAE; GERANIALES; LOPHOPYXIDACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MALPIGHIALES; PHYLLANTHACEAE; PICRODENDRACEAE; ROSIDAE; ROSIDS; SAPINDALES;

EID: 84880610501     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: 10958339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/boj.12048     Document Type: Article

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