Genetic and morphological differentiation within Euphorbia japygica (Euphorbiaceae) suggests divergence of populations from the south-eastern Apennine Peninsula

• Published in: Botanical journal of the Linnean Society Vol. 205; no. 1; pp. 38 - 54
• Main Authors: Boschin, Micol, Schönswetter, Peter, Frajman, Božo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: UK Oxford University Press 27.04.2024
• Subjects: Apennine Peninsula; AFLP; ITS; morphometry; genome size; Balkan Peninsula; phylogenetic analyses

The Mediterranean Basin is a hotspot of animal and plant diversity. Contrary to the Balkan and Iberian Peninsulas that were subject of many phylogeographic studies in past decades, the Apennine Peninsula and, in particular, the diversification of its flora has been neglected in contemporary phylogen...