Claim · model-written summary
Tristerix originated in the southern Andes during the Eocene.
Verbatim
e0“Tristerix (Loranthaceae) is a mistletoe genus of 13 species”
e1“Results suggest that Tristerix originated in the southern Andes during the Eocene”
Title
Historical biogeography of the mistletoe genus Tristerix (Loranthaceae)
Isabel Carmona-Gallego; Guillermo Amico; Romina Vidal-Russell Systematics and Biodiversity 2025. doi:10.1080/14772000.2025.2539103
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Observation After its origin, Tristerix expanded its distribution to the Central Andes.
- Observation Tristerix diversified into two lineages during the Early Oligocene.
- Observation The Central-South Clade of Tristerix diversified in the Early Miocene.
- Observation The Central-North Clade of Tristerix diversified in the Middle Miocene.
- Association Climatic and geological events related to Andean orogeny coincide with Tristerix diversification events.