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Macroevolutionary patterns of salt tolerance in angiosperms

Author(s) -

Lindell Bromham

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

annals of botany

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 1095-8290

pISSN - 0305-7364

DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcu229

Subject(s) - biology , halophyte , macroevolution , phylogenetic tree , lineage (genetic) , evolutionary biology , phylogenetics , adaptation (eye) , extinction (optical mineralogy) , ecology , salinity , genetics , gene , paleontology , neuroscience

Halophytes are rare, with only 0·25% of angiosperm species able to complete their life cycle in saline conditions. This could be interpreted as evidence that salt tolerance is difficult to evolve. However, consideration of the phylogenetic distribution of halophytes paints a different picture: salt tolerance has evolved independently in many different lineages, and halophytes are widely distributed across angiosperm families. In this Viewpoint, I will consider what phylogenetic analysis of halophytes can tell us about the macroevolution of salt tolerance.

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