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Phylogeographic patterns, genetic affinities and morphological differentiation between Epipactis helleborine and related lineages in a Mediterranean glacial refugium.
Annals of botany - 1 Mar 2011
Tranchida-Lombardo Valentina, Cafasso Donata, Cristaudo Antonia, Cozzolino Salvatore
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: In the Mediterranean basin, the Italian peninsula has been suggested to be one of the most important glacial refugia for temperate tree species. The orchid genus Epipactis is widely represented in the Italian peninsula by widespread species and several endemic, localized taxa, including selfing and outcrossing taxa. Here the phylogenetic and phylogeographic relationships in a group of closely...
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