Phylogeography of western Mediterranean Cymbalaria (Plantaginaceae) reveals two independent long-distance dispersals and entails new taxonomic circumscriptions

Abstract The Balearic Islands, Corsica and Sardinia (BCS) constitute biodiversity hotspots in the western Mediterranean Basin. Oligocene connections and long distance dispersal events have been suggested to cause presence of BCS shared endemic species. One of them is Cymbalaria aequitriloba, which,...

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Main Authors: Pau Carnicero, Peter Schönswetter, Pere Fraga Arguimbau, Núria Garcia-Jacas, Llorenç Sáez, Mercè Galbany-Casals
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-36412-1