Gisekia (gisekiaceae): Phylogenetic relationships, biogeography, and ecophysiology of a poorly known C4 lineage in the Caryophyllales

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 499-509

  Bissinger, Kerstin ^a   Khoshrvesh, Roxanne ^b   Kotrade, Jan Peter ^a   Oakley, Jason ^b   Sage, Tammy L ^b   Sage, Rowan F ^b   Hartmann, Heidrun E K ^c   Kadereit, Gudrun ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Africa; Arid corridor; C4 photosynthesis; Carbon isotope values; Gisekia; Gisekiaceae; Kranz anatomy; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARID REGION; BIOGEOGRAPHY; C4 PLANT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; DICOTYLEDON; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GAS EXCHANGE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; SPECIES COMPLEX; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AFRICA; ASIA;

CARBON; PLANT DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA; RIBULOSEBISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AFRICA; ANGIOSPERM; ARID CORRIDOR; ARTICLE; C4 PHOTOSYNTHESIS; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON ISOTOPE VALUES; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; GISEKIA; GISEKIACEAE; HISTOLOGY; KRANZ ANATOMY; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF;

AFRICA; ARID CORRIDOR; C4 PHOTOSYNTHESIS; CARBON ISOTOPE VALUES; GISEKIA; GISEKIACEAE; KRANZ ANATOMY; PHYLOGENY;

AFRICA; ANGIOSPERMS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON ISOTOPES; DNA, PLANT; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; ECOSYSTEM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; RIBULOSE-BISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE;

EID: 84897826943     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1300279     Document Type: Article

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