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Time to split Salvia s.l. (Lamiaceae) - New insights from Old World Salvia phylogeny.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Apr 2017
Will Maria, Claßen-Bockhoff Regine
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AIMS: Salvia L. is widely known as the largest genus in the mint family. A morphological modification of the androecium (lever-like stamens) was used to support this genus. However, molecular data revealed that Salvia is polyphyletic. Since phylogenetic studies largely underrepresented Old World Salvia species, we filled this gap and combined new data with existing sequences. The aim of our study was the...
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