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WALLACE, ROBERT S. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) |
 | | To evaluate the phylogenetic relationships among these major lineages of the Aizoaceae, representative samples of Aizoon, Tetragonia, and Sesuvium were examined together with numerous samples from the "Mesembryanthemum" group, including taxa from both subfamilies Mesembryanthemoideae and Ruschioideae. |
 | | Relative to outgroups from the Phytolaccaceae and Nyctaginaceae, the Aizoaceae were found to be monophyletic. |
 | | The evolutionary relationships among the four major intrafamilial lineages (subfamilies) is examined with special reference to character changes in floral and fruit morphology and the evolution of succulence and xeromorphic adaptations in the Aizoaceae. |
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