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Pellaea flavescens, a Brazilian Endemic, is a Synonym of Old World Pellaea viridis

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Author(s):
Prado, Jefferson [1] ; Schuettrelz, Eric [2] ; Hirai, Regina Y. [1] ; Smith, Alan R. [3]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Inst Bot, BR-04045972 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ N Carolina, Dept Biol & Marine Biol, Wilmington, NC 28403 - USA
[3] Univ Calif Berkeley, Univ Herbarium, Berkeley, CA 94720 - USA
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: AMERICAN FERN JOURNAL; v. 103, n. 1, p. 21-26, JAN-MAR 2013.
Web of Science Citations: 3
Abstract

A phylogenetic analysis of plastid rbcL sequences indicates that Pellaea flavescens from Brazil is nested within the Old World species Pellaea viridis. The morphology of these two species is similar and P. flavescens is here considered to be a synonym of the older P. viridis. This fern may have been introduced to and subsequently naturalized in Brazil or, alternatively, the natural result of long distance dispersal. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 11/07164-3 - Phylogeny and evolution of the neotropical species of Adiantum raddianum clade (Pteridaceae)
Grantee:Regina Yoshie Hirai
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral