Anatomical variation in Cactaceae and relatives: Trait lability and evolutionary innovation

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 391-408

  Ogburn, R Matthew ^a,b,c   Edwards, Erika J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Cactaceae; Character evolution; Homoplasy; Portulacaceae; Portulacineae; Stem photosynthesis; Vegetative anatomy

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANATOMY; CACTUS; CLADISTICS; EVOLUTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENY; RELATEDNESS;

CACTACEAE; PERESKIA; PORTULACA; PORTULACACEAE; TALINUM;

EID: 60249101601     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0800142     Document Type: Article

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