A densely sampled ITS phylogeny of the Cape flagship genus Erica L. suggests numerous shifts in floral macro-morphology

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 593-601

  Pirie, Michael D ^a   Oliver, E G H ^a   Bellstedt, Dirk U ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cape Floristic Region; Erica; Ericaceae; Fynbos; Heath; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

PLANT DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ERICACEAE; FLOWER; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SOUTH AFRICA;

DNA, PLANT; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; ERICACEAE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FLOWERS; GEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOUTH AFRICA;

CALLUNA; DABOECIA; ERICA; ERICACEAE; ERICEAE; ERICOIDEAE;

EID: 80052724771     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.06.007     Document Type: Article

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