Phylogeny and Systematics of <i>Sassafras</i> (Lauraceae), an Interesting Genus with Disjunct Distributions in Eastern North America and East Asia
The Lauraceae is a family of the order Laurales, with 2500–3000 species comprising 50 genera, mainly distributed in tropical and subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests. Up to two decades ago, the systematic classification of the Lauraceae was based on floral morphology, but molecular phylogeneti...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-03-01
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Series: | Plants |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/6/1419 |