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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