Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5919977 Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 2013 11 Pages PDF
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► The phylogeny of the pantropical intercontinental Cissus was reconstructed. ► Cissus is shown to be polyphyletic, consisting of three major clades. ► The core Cissus was inferred to have originated in Africa. ► Cissus colonized the Neotropics in the middle Eocene via boreotropical migration. ► Cissus reached Asia from Africa at least three times by long-distance dispersal.
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Molecular phylogeny of Cissus L. of Vitaceae (the grape family) and evolution of its pantropical intercontinental disjunctions
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