@ARTICLE{TreeBASE2Ref16746, author = {Scott A. Mori and C. H. Tsou and C. C. Wu and Bodil Cronholm and Arne A. Anderberg}, title = {Evolution of Lecythidaceae with an emphasis on the circumscription of neotropical genera. Information from combined ndhf and trnl-f sequence data}, year = {2006}, keywords = {}, doi = {}, url = {}, pmid = {}, journal = {American Journal of Botany}, volume = {}, number = {}, pages = {}, abstract = {The Lecythidaceae comprise a pantropical family best known for the edible seeds of the Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) and the cannon-ball tree (Couroupita guianensis) which is planted as a botanical curiosity in subtropical and tropical gardens. In addition, species of the family are often among the most common in Neotropical forests, especially in the Amazon Basin. We used combined datasets derived from the ndhF and trnL-F genes to elucidate relationships of genera in both the Old and New Worlds that have been associated with Lecythidaceae. Our work agrees with the recognition of the Napoleonaeaceae, Scytopetalaceae, and Lecythidaceae as separate families. Within the Lecythidaceae there is support for recognizing the following three subfamilies: Foetidioideae, Planchonioideae, and Lecythidoideae. We then focused on genera of the latter subfamily and found support for recognizing Grias, Gustavia, Corythophora, Couratari, Couroupita; but conclude that Allantoma, Cariniana, Lecythis, and Eschweilera were not monoyphyletic. Because the position of Bertholletia excelsa in relation to the other zygomorphic-flowered genera was not resolved, we are not able to comment on its generic status.} }

• Go to search
• Citation
• Taxa
• Matrices
• Trees
• Analyses
• 

CiteULike

Delicious

Connotea