Phylogeny and Biogeography ofRhus(Anacardiaceae) Based on ITS Sequence Data

Abstract

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Analysis of Generic Relationships in Anacardiaceae

“…Closer relationships within Group A may be further resolved by sequence data from other areas (e.g. internal transcribed spacer region; Miller et al, 2001). Neither dataset provides strong support for the recognition of a clade comprising taxa from Group B (Fig.…”

“…Other sequence data (rbcL: Chayamarit, 1997) from an analysis of 16 Thai genera has also provided some support for the informal groups of , but the absence of bootstrap or decay analysis made it impossible to assess the strength of support for their clades. Recent sequence data from the internal transcribed spacer region from the ribosomal DNA has provided an indication of relationships amongst genera referred to Engler's Rhoeae or subgroup A2 (ITS: Miller et al, 2001). American species of Rhus s.s. (subgenera: Lobadium and Rhus) were shown to be closely related and more distant from other genera of the Rhoeae including Actinocheita, Cotinus, Malosma, Schinus, Searsia and Toxicodendron.…”

A New Leafmining Moth (Cameraria cotinivora, Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) of the American Smoketree (Cotinus obovatus)

“…The proposed introduction of biocontrol agents to counter the invasive Brazilian peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi; Anacardiaceae) in Florida (Medal et al 1999;Manrique et al 2008;Diaz et al 2015) substantially raises the conservation stakes for the distantly related American smoketree (Miller et al 2001) because no arthropod introduction aimed at the Anacardiaceae is devoid of risk. In any case, there is an urgent need to document the native and introduced arthropod pests in natural populations of smoketree.…”

Vascular Plants of the Whipple Mountains

“…While many specimens were examined for this study, only one representative voucher specimen is cited [see De Groot (2004) for a complete listing of specimens]. (Miller et al 2001;Yi et al 2004 …”