The evolutionary history of Eugenia sect. Phyllocalyx (Myrtaceae) corroborates historically stable areas in the southern Atlantic forests.

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Summary

Evidence is presented that climate stability in the south-eastern Atlantic forest during the Quaternary contributed to the highest levels of plant diversity in this region that acted as a refugium, supporting the need for better taxonomic study of one of the largest genera in the Neotropics.

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2016-12-01
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Biology, Paraphyly, Sensu, Clade, Refugium (fishkeeping)

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