Impatiens smetsiana, another example of convergent evolution of flower morphology in Impatiens
Background and aims – The genus Impatiens is known for its enormous convergent phenotypic adaptation, with similar floral traits having independently evolved in distantly related lineages. The large functional convergence of Impatiens flowers causes a high degree of homoplasy for several phenotypic...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Meise Botanic Garden
2022-07-01
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Series: | Plant Ecology and Evolution |
Online Access: | https://plecevo.eu/article/89701/download/pdf/ |