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Biogeographic disjunction between eastern Asia and North America in the Adiantum pedatum complex (Pteridaceae).
American journal of botany - 1 Oct 2011
Lu Jin-Mei, Li De-Zhu, Lutz Sue, Soejima Akiko, Yi Tingshuang, Wen Jun
Abstract excerpt
PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Biogeographic analyses of ferns with an eastern Asian-North American disjunction are few. The Adiantum pedatum complex has such a disjunct distribution. The monophyly of the complex needs to be tested and diversification history of the four species needs to be reconstructed. METHODS: Plastid (atpA, atpB, rbcL, trnL-F, and rps4-trnS) sequences of 100 accessions representing the biogeographic...
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