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Title

Evolution of exceptional species richness among lineages of fleshy-fruited Myrtaceae.

Authors

Biffin, Ed; Lucas, Eve J.; Craven, Lyn A.; da Costa, Itayguara Ribeiro; Harrington, Mark G.; Crisp, Michael D.

Abstract

Background and Aims: The angiosperm family Myrtaceae comprises 17 tribes with more than half of the estimated 5500 species being referred to the fleshy-fruited and predominantly rainforest associated Syzygieae and Myrteae. Previous studies suggest that fleshy fruits have evolved separately in these lineages, whereas generally shifts in fruit morphology have been variously implicated in diversification rate shifts among angiosperms. A phylogenetic hypothesis and estimate divergence times for Myrtaceae is developed as a basis to explore the evidence for, and drivers of, elevated diversification rates among the fleshy-fruited tribes of Myrtaceae.

Subjects

ANGIOSPERMS; MYRTACEAE; FRUIT development; FRUIT morphology; PHYLOGENY

Publication

Annals of Botany, 2010, Vol 106, Issue 1, p79

ISSN

0305-7364

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1093/aob/mcq088

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