Phylogenetic position and biogeography of Hillebrandia sandwicensis (Begoniaceae): A rare Hawaiian relict

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 905-917

  Clement, Wendy L ^a   Tebbitt, Mark C ^b   Forrest, Laura L ^c   Blair, Jaime E ^d   Brouillet, Luc ^e   Eriksson, Torsten ^f   Swensen, Susan M ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Brooklyn Botanical Garden   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^f ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^g ITHACA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Begonia; Begoniaceae; Biogeography; Divergence time; Hillebrandia; Molecular phylogeny; Paleoendemic; Relict

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC SPECIES; PHYLOGENY; RELICT COMMUNITY;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BEGONIA; BEGONIACEAE; CUCURBITALES; HILLEBRANDIA; HILLEBRANDIA SANDWICENSIS;

EID: 7544244477     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.91.6.905     Document Type: Article

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