Phylogenetic analysis of the Brazilian microendemic Paepalanthus subgenus Xeractis (Eriocaulaceae) inferred from morphology

• Published in: Botanical journal of the Linnean Society Vol. 167; no. 2; pp. 137 - 152
• Main Authors: ECHTERNACHT, LIVIA, SANO, PAULO TAKEO, TROVÓ, MARCELO, DUBUISSON, JEAN-YVES
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2011
• Subjects: Brazil; campo rupestre; Eriocaulaceae; Espinhaço Range; indigenous species; microendemism; Paepalanthus; parsimony; phylogeny; threatened species; Brazil

Paepalanthus subgenus Xeractis (Eriocaulaceae) comprises 28 recognized species endemic to the Espinhaço Range, in Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Most species of the subgenus are restricted to small localities and critically endangered, but still in need of systematic study. The monophyly of the subgenu...