SB24027Phylogenetic and biogeographic insights into the reproductive evolution and taxonomy of Australasian Teucrium (Lamiaceae)
Why the cosmopolitan mint family member Teucrium is so morphologically diverse throughout Australasia is unknown. Relationship and divergence times were estimated using genomic data, identifying two independently timed incursions made by vastly unrelated lineages, the oldest of which in Australia appears to have reduced specificity on pollinators in place of increasing specificity on animal dispersers. Results provide a broader understanding about the evolution of plant reproduction and assist with the evaluation and hence conservation of biological diversity. (Photograph by: T. C. Wilson.)
This article belongs to the collection: Genomics for Australian plants.
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