Claim · model-written summary
Melanthiaceae crossed the Bering land-bridge several times from the Miocene to the Pleistocene.
- Taxon
- MelanthiaceaeMelanthiaceaee1
- Outcome
- crossed the Bering land-bridge several timese1
- Qualifier
- from the Miocene to the Pleistocenee1
- Setting
- Bering land-bridgee1
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorDirectionValue
Verbatim
e1“Melanthiaceae and Liliaceae crossed the Bering land-bridge several times from the Miocene to the Pleistocene”
Title
Thomas J. Givnish; Alejandro Zuluaga; Isabel Marques; et al. Cladistics 2016. doi:10.1111/cla.12153
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- Observation Gloriosa colonized Southeast Asia overland from Africa.
- Observation Iphigenia colonized Southeast Asia overland from Africa.
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- Observation Liliaceae crossed the Bering land-bridge several times from the Miocene to the Pleistocene.