Himalayan origin and evolution of Myricaria (Tamaricaeae) in the Neogene

Ming-Li Zhang; Hong-Hu Meng; Hong-Xiang Zhang; Byalt V. Vyacheslav; Stewart Sanderson

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0097582

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Himalayan origin and evolution of Myricaria (Tamaricaeae) in the Neogene

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Authors:

Ming-Li Zhang, Hong-Hu Meng, Hong-Xiang Zhang, Byalt V. Vyacheslav, Stewart Sanderson

Year:

2014

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097582

Source:

PLoS ONE. 9(6): e97582.

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Abstract

The Tamaricaceae contains about eighty species [1] and four genera: Tamarix, Myricaria, Reumuria, and Hololachna [2]. This family, and Frankeniaceae, are defined as the salt-gland anatomical lineage [3]. Myricaria consists of about twelve - thirteen species [4-7] and occurs in Northern Temperate zone of Eurasia, mainly along the Asian mountains. There are eight species in Himalayas, many are endemic, thus forming a center of diversity for Myricaria.

Keywords

Myricaria, Tamaricaeae, Neogene

Citation

Zhang, Ming-Li; Meng, Hong-Hu; Zhang, Hong-Xiang; Vyacheslav, Byalt V.; Sanderson, Stewart C. 2014. Himalayan origin and evolution of Myricaria (Tamaricaeae) in the Neogene. PLoS ONE. 9(6): e97582.