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What did the first cactus look like? An attempt to reconcile the morphological and molecular evidence

2004; Wiley; Volume: 53; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2307/4135628

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Patrick Griffith,

Botanical Research and Applications

TAXONVolume 53, Issue 2 p. 493-499 Points of ViewsFree Access What did the first cactus look like? An attempt to reconcile the morphological and molecular evidence Patrick M. Griffith, Patrick M. Griffith [email protected] Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Avenue, Claremont, California, 91711 U.S.A.Search for more papers by this author Patrick M. Griffith, Patrick M. Griffith [email protected] Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, 1500 N. 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