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Diversity on a small scale: phylogeography of the locally endemic dwarf succulent genus Oophytum (Aizoaceae) in the Knersvlakte of South Africa.
Annals of botany - 13 Mar 2025
Schmidt Sabrina A, Schmiedel Ute, Carstens Frederic, Rau Anna-Lena, Rudolph-Bartsch Barbara
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Oophytum (Aizoaceae) is a locally endemic genus of the extremely fast-evolving subfamily Ruschioideae and consists of only two formally accepted species (Oophytum nanum and Oophytum oviforme). Both species are leaf-succulent dwarf shrubs and habitat specialists on quartz fields in the Knersvlakte, a renowned biodiversity hotspot in the arid winter-rainfall Succulent Karoo Biome of South...
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