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Neoeplingia
About: Neoeplingia is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2 publications have been published within this topic receiving 10 citations.
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TL;DR: A new genus Neoeplingia, which is described, is described and its relationship with the allied genera in the subtribe Menthoideae is briefly discussed.
Abstract: A new genus Neoeplingia, is described Its relationship with the allied genera in the subtribe Menthoideae is briefly discussed Only one species, Neoeplingia leucophylloides is presently known
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TL;DR: An updated circumscription of Lepechinia (Lamiaceae) is presented based on molecular phylogenetic analyses of chloroplast, nuclear ribosomal, and low-copy nuclear genes and it is demonstrated that Neoeplingia leucophylloides and Chaunostoma mecistandrum, two species from monotypic genera with extremely narrow distributions, are embedded within LePechinia.
Abstract: We present an updated circumscription of Lepechinia (Lamiaceae) based on molecular phylogenetic analyses of chloroplast, nuclear ribosomal, and low-copy nuclear genes. In particular, the relationships between Lepechinia mexicana, Neoeplingia leucophylloides, and Chaunostoma mecistandrum, which range from central Mexico down to northern Central America, are explored in detail. We provide strong evidence for recent hybridization/introgression, and not incomplete lineage sorting, between adjacent populations of Lepechinia mexicana and Neoeplingia leucophylloides. The molecular data demonstrate that Neoeplingia leucophylloides and Chaunostoma mecistandrum, two species from monotypic genera with extremely narrow distributions, are embedded within Lepechinia. We formally rename the first as Lepechinia leucophylloides; the latter was previously renamed as Lepechinia mecistandrum. Both of these new Lepechinia species are exceedingly rare and worthy of protection.
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