What is Atraphaxis L. (Polygonaceae, Polygoneae): cryptic taxa and resolved taxonomic complexity instead of the formal lumping and the lack of morphological synapomorphies

What is Atraphaxis L. (Polygonaceae, Polygoneae): cryptic taxa and resolved taxonomic complexity instead of the formal lumping and the lack of morphological synapomorphies

Background: The recently proposed recircumscription of the genus Atraphaxis (incl. Atraphaxis section Ovczinnikovia O.V. Yurtseva ex. S. Tavakkoli and Polygonum sect. Spinescentia Boissier (=A. sect. Polygonoides S. Tavakkoli, Kaz. Osaloo & Mozaff.) makes this genus fairly heterogeneous and ther...

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Main Authors: Olga V. Yurtseva, Oxana I. Kuznetsova, Maria E. Mavrodieva, Evgeny V. Mavrodiev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-05-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Atraphaxis
Polygonum
Polygonaceae
Taxonomy
Molecular phylogeny
Perianth morphology
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/1977.pdf

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