Chromosome numbers of fifteen species of the genus Saussurea DC. (Asteraceae) in the Himalayas and the adjacent regions

Journal of Japanese Botany

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 271-280

  Fujikawa, Kazumi ^a,b   Ikeda, Hiroshi ^b   Murata, Katsuya ^c   Kobayashi, Takaaki ^c   Nakano, Tatsuaki ^c   Ohba, Hideaki ^a   Wu, Su Gong ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Kochi Pref Makino Botanical Garden ^*  (Japan)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^d KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Asteraceae; Chromosome number; Himalaya; Saussurea; Saussurea nishiokae

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; SAUSSUREA; SAUSSUREA GLOBOSA; SAUSSUREA GRAMINEA; SAUSSUREA HIERACIOIDES; SAUSSUREA HOOKERI; SAUSSUREA KINGII; SAUSSUREA MEDUSA; SAUSSUREA OBVALLATA; SAUSSUREA SPICATA;

EID: 9344246286     PISSN: 00222062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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