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Phylogeny and classification of Paris (Melanthiaceae) inferred from DNA sequence data.
Annals of botany - 1 Jul 2006
Ji Yunheng, Fritsch Peter W, Li Heng, Xiao Tiaojiang, Zhou Zhekun
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Paris (Melanthiaceae) is a temperate genus of about 24 perennial herbaceous species distributed from Europe to eastern Asia. The delimitation of the genus and its subdivisions are unresolved questions in the taxonomy of Paris. The objective of this study is to test the generic and infrageneric circumscription of Paris with DNA sequence data. METHODS: Phylogenetic analysis of 21 species of...
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