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Phylogeographic analysis suggests two origins for the riparian azalea Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet.
Heredity - 1 Dec 2018
Yoichi Watanabe, Kawamata Izumi, Matsuki Yu, Suyama Yoshihisa, Uehara Koichi, Ito Motomi
Abstract excerpt
Ecological speciation is an important factor in the diversification of plants. The distribution of the woody species Rhododendron indicum, which grows along rivers and is able to withstand water flow when rivers flood (i.e. it is a rheophyte), is disjunct, in contrast to the widespread distribution of its relative, Rhododendron kaempferi. This study aimed to elucidate the phylogenetic relationships between R....
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