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Metteniusaceae, an early‐diverging family in the lamiid clade
Author(s) -
González Favio,
Betancur Julio,
Maurin Olivier,
Freudenstein John V.,
Chase Mark W.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.2307/25065861
Subject(s) - clade , phylogenetic tree , taxon , biology , genus , evolutionary biology , zoology , botany , gene , genetics
A phylogenetic analysis based on a combined dataset of three genes, nuclear 18S rDNA and plastid rbcL and atpB , indicates that the enigmatic Neotropical genus Metteniusa is a member of the lamiid (euasterid I) clade. The genus appears as an isolated taxon near, but perhaps not related exclusively to, Oncothecaceae, which supports its recognition as a separate family.