Intense uplift of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau triggered rapid diversification of Phyllolobium (Leguminosae) in the Late Cenozoic

Ming-Li Zhang; Yun Kang; Yang Zhong; Stewart Sanderson

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Intense uplift of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau triggered rapid diversification of Phyllolobium (Leguminosae) in the Late Cenozoic

Formally Refereed

Authors:

Ming-Li Zhang, Yun Kang, Yang Zhong, Stewart Sanderson

Year:

2012

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Plant Ecology and Diversity. 5(4): 491-499.

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Abstract

Phyllolobium, a recently established genus from subgenus Pogonophace of Astragalus, contains about 20 species and four sections, mostly endemic to the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP). The uplift of the QTP undoubtedly affected organismic evolution in the region, but further molecular dating in a phylogenetic context is required to test whether diversification is linked in particular to the intense uplift 3.6 million years ago (Ma).

Keywords

endemism, ITS, Phyllolobium, phylogenetic dating, Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau intense uplift

Citation

Zhang, Ming-Li; Kang, Yun; Zhong, Yang; Sanderson, Stewart C. 2012. Intense uplift of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau triggered rapid diversification of Phyllolobium (Leguminosae) in the Late Cenozoic. Plant Ecology and Diversity. 5(4): 491-499.