Phylogenetic analyses of Tolpis Adans. (Asteraceae) reveal patterns of adaptive radiation, multiple colonization and interspecific hybridization

• Published in: Cladistics Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 416 - 434
• Main Authors: Gruenstaeudl, Michael, Santos-Guerra, Arnoldo, Jansen, Robert K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2013
• Subjects: Asteraceae; Tolpis

The plant genus Tolpis (Asteraceae) has been the subject of several investigations on the evolution of oceanic island plants. Its insular species were utilized in studies of artificial hybrid fertility, testing the validity of Baker’s law, the application of DNA barcodes, and the phylogenetic utilit...