A molecular phylogeny and classification of the largely succulent and mainly African Euphorbia subg. Athymalus (Euphorbiaceae)

Taxon

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1178-1199

  Peirson, Jess A ^a   Bruyns, Peter V ^b   Riina, Ricarda ^a,c   Morawetz, Jeffery J ^d   Berry, Paul E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

^d RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Athymalus; Biogeography; cpDNA; Euphorbia subg; Greater Cape Floristic Region; Medusoids; nrITS; Phylogeny; Southern Africa; Succulents

Indexed keywords

CAPE FLORISTIC REGION; DICOTYLEDON; HERB; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SEMIARID REGION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ARABIAN PENINSULA; BOTSWANA; HADRAMAWT; LESOTHO; MACARONESIA; NAMIBIA; SOCOTRA; SOMALIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SWAZILAND; WEST AFRICA; YEMEN;

EID: 84890895681     PISSN: 00400262     EISSN: 19968175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12705/626.12     Document Type: Article

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