Arbutoideae
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| Arbutus menziesii | |
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| Subfamily: | Arbutoideae |
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The Arbutoideae are a subfamily in the flowering plant family Ericaceae. Phylogenetic analysis supported all genera of the subfamily as monophyletic, except Arbutus.[1] Moreover, it was suggested that the non-sister relationship between Mediterranean and North American species may be explained by a once widespread distribution in the Northern hemisphere before the Neogene.[1]
The genera Arbutus, Arctostaphylos, Comarostaphylis form a particular type of mycorrhizal symbiosis with fungi resembling ectomycorrhizas; it is termed arbutoid mycorrhiza.[2][3]
References
- ^ a b Hileman LC, Vasey MC, Parker VT (2001). "Phylogeny and biogeography of the Arbutoideae (Ericaceae): implications for the Madrean–Tethyan hypothesis". Systematic Biology. 26 (1): 131–143. doi:10.1043/0363-6445-26.1.131.
- ^ Osmundsen TW, Halling RE, den Bakker HC (2007). "Morphological and molecular evidence supporting an arbutoid mycorrhizal relationship in the Costa Rican páramo". Fungal Diversity. 17 (3): 217–222. doi:10.1007/s00572-006-0098-x.
- ^ Smith SE, Read D (2008). Mycorrhizal Symbiosis (3rd ed.). Amsterdam; Boston: Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-370526-6.
External links
Data related to Arbutoideae at Wikispecies- Arbutoideae in the Flora of North America
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