Phylogenetic relationships of the African species of the genus Merxmuellera Conert (Poaceae: Danthonioideae)
Master Thesis
2001
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This study expands on existing molecular (rpoC2 and ITS) and morphological data sets to further test the hypothesis of non-monophyly of Merxmuellera sensu lato. The results reveal that despite high levels of resolution, the morphological data yield poorly supported phylogenies due to high levels of homoplasy in the dataset.
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Bibliography: leaves 89-101.
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Mafa, P. 2001. Phylogenetic relationships of the African species of the genus Merxmuellera Conert (Poaceae: Danthonioideae). University of Cape Town.