Role of micromorphological leaf traits and molecular data in taxonomy of three sympatric white oak species and their hybrids (Quercus L.)

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 546-558

  Fortini, P ^a   Antonecchia, G ^a   Di Marzio, P ^a   Maiuro, L ^b   Viscosi, V ^a  

^a Museo Erbario del Molise (MEM) Dipartimento di Bioscienze e Territorio Contrada Fonte Lappone   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento Agricoltura Ambiente e Alimenti   (Italy)

Author keywords

Genetic assignment; Quercus; SEM; stomata; systematic; trichomes

Indexed keywords

MERLANGIUS MERLANGUS; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS FRAINETTO; QUERCUS PETRAEA; QUERCUS PUBESCENS;

EID: 84938955336     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2013.868374     Document Type: Article

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