eCite Digital Repository
Why we should retain Nothofagus sensu lato
Citation
Hill, RS and Jordan, GJ and MacPhail, MK, Why we should retain Nothofagus sensu lato, Australian Systematic Botany, 28, (3) pp. 190-193. ISSN 1030-1887 (2015) [Refereed Article]
Copyright Statement
Copyright 2015 CSIRO
DOI: doi:10.1071/SB15026
Abstract
We present the case that the fossil record of Nothofagaceae, which is much more extensive in terms of species
numbers than the living species, cannot be dealt with in a productive way by the recent proposal by Heenan and Smissen
to split Nothofagus into four genera (Phytotaxa, vol. 146, http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.146.1.1). Such a proposal
will render the fossil record almost unworkable, and will lead to a major split in the approach taken by palynologists
in comparison to other researchers.We believe the case for the new generic names,while valid, is weak, and is far outweighed
by the utility of retaining Nothofagus sensu lato.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
---|---|
Keywords: | Nothofagus, Lophozonia, Fuscospora, Brassospora, Trisyngyne, systematics |
Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
Research Group: | Evolutionary biology |
Research Field: | Plant and fungus systematics and taxonomy |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences |
UTAS Author: | Jordan, GJ (Professor Greg Jordan) |
ID Code: | 103844 |
Year Published: | 2015 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 23 |
Deposited By: | Plant Science |
Deposited On: | 2015-10-27 |
Last Modified: | 2017-12-07 |
Downloads: | 0 |
Repository Staff Only: item control page