Phylogeny, adaptive radiation, and historical biogeography in Bromeliaceae: Insights from an eight‐locus plastid phylogeny

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Authors

Thomas J. Givnish · University of Wisconsin–Madison

Michael H. J. Barfuss · University of Vienna

Benjamin W. van Ee · Harvard University

Ricarda Riina · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Katharina Schulte · Goethe University Frankfurt

Ralf Horres · GenXPro (Germany)

Philip A. Gonsiska

Abstract

Nearly two-thirds of extant bromeliads belong to two large radiations: the core tillandsioids, originating in the Andes ca. 14.2 Ma, and the Brazilian Shield bromelioids, originating in the Serro do Mar and adjacent regions ca. 9.1 Ma.

Topics & Keywords

Fern and Epiphyte Biology Plant Diversity and Evolution Plant and animal studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Botany

Volume 98, Issue 5, pp. 872-895

DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1000059

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