Mid-tertiary dispersal, not Gondwanan vicariance explains distribution patterns in the wax palm subfamily (Ceroxyloideae: Arecaceae)

• Published in: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
• Main Authors: Trénel, Philipp, Gustafsson, Mats, Baker, W.J., Asmussen-Lange, C.B., Dransfield, J., Borchsenius, Finn
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Austral; Stepping Stones; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/midtertiary-dispersal-not-gondwanan-vicariance-explains-distribution-patterns-in-the-wax-palm-subfamily-ceroxyloideae-arecaceae(6024e1f0-821b-11dc-bee9-02004c4f4f50).html; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2007.03.018

The Ceroxyloideae is a small but heterogeneous subfamily of palms (Arecaceae, Palmae). It includes a Caribbean lineage (tribe Cyclospathae), a southern hemisphere disjunction (tribe Ceroxyleae), and an amphi-Andean element (tribe Phytelepheae), until recently considered a distinct subfamily (Phytele...