Claim · model-written summary
A Boreotropic explanation was the most parsimonious model for Edwardsia evolution.
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- most parsimonious explanatione0
EdwardsiaVerbatim
e0“The Boreotropic hypothesis of Lavin and Luckow is incorporated in our model as the most parsimonious explanation of the evolution of the species of Edwardsia.”
Title
Phylogenetic and biogeographic aspects of Sophora sect. Edwardsia (Papilionaceae).
Raúl C. Peña; López Iturriaga; G. Montenegro; et al. Universidad de Chile 2000
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Observation Mainland Chilean Sophora species appear derived from ancestors near Argentinean species and S. tomentosa.
- Observation Sophora meets criteria of North American diversity and fossil record and pantropical distribution.
- Observation The presence of Styphnolobium and Sophora in the US suggests migration of Sophora from the Northern Hemisphere to South America.
- Observation South American diversification followed by migration to Indian Ocean and Pacific islands was the simplest Edwardsia explanation.