DOI

10.2307/2807678

Abstract

The species of Chamaesyce classified by Boissier as the "Pleiadeniae'" are revised in light of presently available collections. Six species are accepted and new combinations are proposed for C. nana, C. setosa, C. tamanduana, and C. viscoides. Although these herbaceous perennials of cerrado vegetation of Brazil, northern Argentina, and adjacent countries are distinctive ecologically and geographically, cladistic analysis does not support their recognition as a monophyletic group.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-1997

Publisher Statement

Copyright © 1997, Springer. This article first appeared in Brittonia: 49:2 (1997), 155-180.

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