Welwitschia: Phylogeography of a living fossil, diversified within a desert refuge
Abstract Welwitschia mirabilis is one of the most extraordinary plant species on earth. With a fossil record of 112 My and phylogenetically isolated within the order Gnetales, the monotypic genus Welwitschia has survived only in the northern Namib Desert in Angola and Namibia. Despite its iconic rol...
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Main Authors: | Norbert Jürgens, Imke Oncken, Jens Oldeland, Felicitas Gunter, Barbara Rudolph |
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Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2021
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/ae5235af0ac14b2d9675e40f588ab10b |
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