Thismia americana, the 101st anniversary of a botanical mystery

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 165-175

  Merckx, Vincent S F T ^a   Smets, Erik F ^a,b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Burmanniaceae; Disjunct distribution; Extinct species; Molecular clock dating; Mycoheterotrophy; Phylogeny; Thismia americana; Thismiaceae

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; DISJUNCT DISTRIBUTION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; PRAIRIE; RESEARCH; TYPE LOCALITY;

AUSTRALIA; CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; NEW ZEALAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893219936     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/674315     Document Type: Article

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