Placing the origin of two species-rich genera in the late cretaceous with later species divergence in the tertiary: A phylogenetic, biogeographic and molecular dating analysis of Piper and Peperomia (Piperaceae)

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 275, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 9-30

  Smith, James F ^a   Stevens, Angela C ^a   Tepe, Eric J ^b   Davidson, Chris ^c  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c Idaho Botanical Research Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; g3pd; ndhF; Peperomia; Piper; Piperaceae; trnL intron; trnL F

Indexed keywords

PEPEROMIA; PIPERACEAE;

EID: 53249103314     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: 16156110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-008-0056-5     Document Type: Article

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