Seed size evolution and biogeography of Plukenetia (Euphorbiaceae), a pantropical genus with traditionally cultivated oilseed species

Seed size evolution and biogeography of Plukenetia (Euphorbiaceae), a pantropical genus with traditionally cultivated oilseed species

Abstract Background Plukenetia is a small pantropical genus of lianas and vines with variably sized edible oil-rich seeds that presents an ideal system to investigate neotropical and pantropical diversification patterns and seed size evolution. We assessed the biogeography and seed evolution of Pluk...

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Main Authors: Warren M. Cardinal-McTeague, Kenneth J. Wurdack, Erin M. Sigel, Lynn J. Gillespie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Divergence dating
KEA1
Lite Blue Devil
Long-distance dispersal
Plukenetieae
Sacha Inchi
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-018-1308-9

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