Phylogenetic analysis of seven WRKY genes across the palm subtribe Attaleinae (Arecaceae) [corrected] identifies Syagrus as sister group of the coconut.

BACKGROUND:The Cocoseae is one of 13 tribes of Arecaceae subfam. Arecoideae, and contains a number of palms with significant economic importance, including the monotypic and pantropical Cocos nucifera L., the coconut, the origins of which have been one of the "abominable mysteries" of palm...

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Main Authors: Alan W Meerow, Larry Noblick, James W Borrone, Thomas L P Couvreur, Margarita Mauro-Herrera, William J Hahn, David N Kuhn, Kyoko Nakamura, Nora H Oleas, Raymond J Schnell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2752195?pdf=render