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2022
Journal article
The demise of Monechma: new combinations and a new classification in the resurrected genera Meiosperma and Pogonospermum (Acanthaceae).
Recent molecular phylogenetic results have demonstrated that s.l., a group of plants with ecological importance in the savanna and succulent biomes of sub-Saharan Africa, is polyphyletic with two discrete lineages recognisable. In the present work, we recognise Groups I and II at the generic rank, which can be distinguished by...Savanna biome, Africa, Meiosperma, Nomenclature, Justicioid, Pogonospermum, Taxonomy, Justicieae, Acanthaceae, Succulent biome, and Monechma
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2020
Journal article
Phylogenomic Study of Monechma Reveals Two Divergent Plant Lineages of Ecological Importance in the African Savanna and Succulent Biomes.
Monechma Hochst. s.l. (Acanthaceae) is a diverse and ecologically important plant group in sub-Saharan Africa, well represented in the fire-prone savanna biome and with a striking radiation into the non-fire-prone succulent biome in the Namib Desert. We used RADseq to reconstruct evolutionary relationships within Monechma s.l. and found it to...Darbyshire, Iain ; Kiel, Carrie A. ; Astroth, Corine M. ; Dexter, Kyle G. ; Chase, Frances M. …
Phylogeny, Savannas, Africa, Succulents, Biome, Justicia, Plant diversity, RADseq, and Monechma