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Systematics of Ficinia clade (Cyperaceae)
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| author | Tshiila, Aluwani Athalia |
| author2 | Muasya, AM |
| author_browse | Muasya, AM Tshiila, Aluwani Athalia |
| author_facet | Muasya, AM Tshiila, Aluwani Athalia |
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| institution | University of Cape Town (South Africa) |
| language | eng |
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| publishDate | 2015 |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11667 Systematics of Ficinia clade (Cyperaceae) Tshiila, Aluwani Athalia Muasya, AM Chimphango, SBM Botany Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references. Cyperaceae is a cosmopolitan graminoid family comprising about 110 genera and over 5500 species, represented in Southern Africa by 30 genera and over 500 species. The family is an integral part of wetland and grassland vegetations, a number of species have various local uses, and several species are notorious weeds in agriculture. The Ficinia clade includes five genera, namely Isolepis, Ficinia, Scirpoides, Dracoscirpoides and Hellmuthia. The clade has a centre of diversity in the Cape Floristic Region (CFR), where over 70% (113 species) of the species occur, with several taxa dispersed into alpine areas of Africa, and to Australasia, Europe and the Americas. This study aims to infer the phylogenetic relationships and patterns of macroevolution in Ficinia clade; to estimate the divergence dates and investigate the role of ecology the speciation of sister species of the genus Ficinia; and to revise the taxonomy of the species in the Ficinia indica complex (F. indica, F. dunensis, F. elatior, F. aff. indica R and F. aff. indica MF). 2015-01-06T19:03:52Z 2015-01-06T19:03:52Z 2012 Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11667 eng application/pdf Department of Biological Sciences Faculty of Science University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Botany Tshiila, Aluwani Athalia Systematics of Ficinia clade (Cyperaceae) |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Systematics of Ficinia clade (Cyperaceae) |
| title_full | Systematics of Ficinia clade (Cyperaceae) |
| title_fullStr | Systematics of Ficinia clade (Cyperaceae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Systematics of Ficinia clade (Cyperaceae) |
| title_short | Systematics of Ficinia clade (Cyperaceae) |
| title_sort | systematics of ficinia clade cyperaceae |
| topic | Botany |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11667 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT tshiilaaluwaniathalia systematicsofficiniacladecyperaceae |