Repeated range expansion and niche shift in a volcanic hotspot archipelago: Radiation of C4 Hawaiian Euphorbia subgenus Chamaesyce (Euphorbiaceae)

Abstract Woody perennial plants on islands have repeatedly evolved from herbaceous mainland ancestors. Although the majority of species in Euphorbia subgenus Chamaesyce section Anisophyllum (Euphorbiaceae) are small and herbaceous, a clade of 16 woody species diversified on the Hawaiian Islands. The...

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Main Authors: Ya Yang, Clifford W. Morden, Margaret J. Sporck‐Koehler, Lawren Sack, Warren L. Wagner, Paul E. Berry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-08-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4354