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Untangling the Arisaema enigma: Investigating the complex evolutionary history and species relationships in North American Arisaema.
American journal of botany - 1 Sept 2026
Sato Luka, Wyatt Robert, Stoneburner Ann, Kartzinel Rebecca Y, Mashburn Brock, Edwards Christine E
Abstract excerpt
PREMISE: The evolutionary history of morphologically variable plant groups is often obscured by cryptic diversity, morphological convergence, and limited genetic data. Arisaema, a diverse genus within Araceae, exemplifies these challenges. Although some taxonomic treatments recognize only two species of North American Arisaema (A. dracontium and A. triphyllum), other studies have identified morphologically...
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- Phylogeny
- Biological Evolution
- North America
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
