Phylogeny and generic limits in the sister tribes Psychotrieae and Palicoureeae (Rubiaceae): Evolution of schizocarps in Psychotria and origins of bacterial leaf nodules of the Malagasy species

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1102-1126

  Razafimandimbison, Sylvain G ^a   Taylor, Charlotte M ^b   Wikström, Niklas ^a   Pailler, Thierry ^c   Khodabandeh, Anbar ^a   Bremer, Birgitta ^a  

^a ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^c Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

Bacterial nodules; Madagascar; Psychotrieae alliance; Rubiaceae; Schizocarp; Systematics; Taxonomy; Western Indian Ocean region

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904790275     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1400076     Document Type: Article

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