A taxonomic revision of the Capparis spinosa group (Capparaceae) from the Mediterranean to Central Asia

Phytotaxa

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-24

  Fici, Silvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capparis sect. capparis; Distribution; Ecology; Intraspecific variability; Species concept

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904035151     PISSN: 11793155     EISSN: 11793163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.174.1.1     Document Type: Article

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