Article
Multiple origins for Hound's tongues (Cynoglossum L.) and Navel seeds (Omphalodes Mill.)--the phylogeny of the borage family (Boraginaceae s.str.).
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Sept 2013
Weigend Maximilian, Luebert Federico, Selvi Federico, Brokamp Grischa, Hilger Hartmut H
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies all indicated that both the affinities and subdivision of Boraginaceae s.str. are unsatisfactorily resolved. Major open issues are the placement and affinities of Boraginaceae s.str. in Boraginales and the major clades of the family, with especially the large tribes Cynoglosseae and Eritrichieae repeatedly retrieved as non-monophyletic groups, and the doubtful monophyly of several larger genera,...
Topics
- Boraginaceae
- Phenotype
- Phylogeny
- Phylogeography
- Plastids
- Seeds