Eokochia

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Eokochia

Eokochia Freitag & G.Kadereit in Taxon 60: 72. 2011 sec. Kadereit & Freitag 20111

• Type: Eokochia saxicola (Guss.) Freitag & G.Kadereit

• 1. Kadereit, G. & Freitag, H. E. 2011: Molecular phylogeny of Camphorosmeae (Camphorosmoideae, Chenopodiaceae): Implications for biogeography, evolution of C4-photosynthesis and taxonomy. – Taxon 60(1): 51-78. http://doi.org/10.1002/tax.601006

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A rare, endangered monotypic genus of Camphorosmeae growing on coastal cliffs in the Central Mediterranean (Iamonico & Kadereit 2013). Eokochia is sister to the North American genus Neokochia (Kadereit & Freitag 2011), thus belonging to a the clade thus showing an ancient Mediterranean – North American disjunction.A,B

Bibliography

A. Iamonico, D. & Kadereit, G. 2013: Typification of the name Kochia saxicola (Chenopodiaceae). – Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 22: 418 – 421. http://doi.org/10.3417/2011058

B. Kadereit, G. & Freitag, H. E. 2011: Molecular phylogeny of Camphorosmeae (Camphorosmoideae, Chenopodiaceae): Implications for biogeography, evolution of C4-photosynthesis and taxonomy. – Taxon 60(1): 51-78. http://doi.org/10.1002/tax.601006