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Systematics and Conservation of the Genus <em>Malacothamnus </em>(Malvaceae)
<p>Malacothamnus (Malvaceae) is a genus of fire-following shrubs found primarily in the California Floristic Province. The taxonomy of the genus has been controversial for many years due to conflicting treatments, which recognize between 11 and 28 taxa. Many taxa of conservation concern are not …
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Phylogenetics of the Malacothamnus alliance (Malvaceae): Assessing the role of hybridization and molecular and morphological variation in species delineation
The Malacothamnus alliance consists of three genera, Iliamna, Malacothamnus, and Phymosia. The genera are considered taxonomically complex since hybridization freely occurs, polyploidy levels vary, and there is a lack of distinct morphological characters to delineate taxa. Several taxonomic …
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Comparative analysis of ovary development in selected members of the subtribe Abutilinae (Malvaceae)
… the precocious development of style primordia in Malacothamnus fasciculatus, a mechanism for the origin of the uniovulate carpel is proposed. Here, early style growth may limit zonal growth of the gynoecial base so that the acropetal series of ovule initiations is disrupted, leaving only a single …