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PHENETIC AND CLADISTIC ANALYSES OF NORTH AMERICAN CHLORIS (POACEAE)
Author(s) -
Varadarajan G. S.,
Gilmartin A. J.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.2307/1221494
Subject(s) - cladistics , poaceae , affinities , biology , botany , zoology , phylogenetics , biochemistry , gene
Summary The fourteen North American species of Chloris Sw. were subjected to phenetic and cladistic analyses to reassess their affinities. Useful groupings are described and compared to the several groups that the monographer suggested following a classical study. The differences are minor and point up areas for further research.