Species delimitations in plants: Lessons learned from potato taxonomy by a practicing taxonomist

Journal of Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 191-203

  Spooner, David M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

phylogeny; potato; Solanum section Petota; species

Indexed keywords

EID: 84965140630     PISSN: 16744918     EISSN: 17596831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jse.12203     Document Type: Review

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