Lyallia

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Lyallia

Lyallia Hook.f., Fl. Antarct. 2: 548, t. 122. 1847 sec. Philipson 19931

• Type: Lyallia kerguelensis Hook.f.

• 1. Philipson, W. R. 1993: Hectorellaceae, pp. 331-334. – In: Kubitzki, K., Rohwer, J.G. & Bittrich, V. (ed.), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2. – Berlin, Heidelberg & New York: Springer. http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02899-5_38

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Monotypic; endemic to the subantarctic Kerguelen Islands. Lyallia kerguelensis was found to be sister to Hectorella and both are nested in Montiaceae (Wagstaff & Hennion 2007; see also under Hectorella).A,B

Bibliography

A. Hernández-Ledesma, P., Berendsohn, W. G., Borsch, T., von Mering, S., Akhani, H., Arias, S., Castañeda-Noa, I., Eggli, U., Eriksson, R., Flores-Olvera, H., Fuentes-Bazán, S., Kadereit, G., Klak, C., Korotkova, N., Nyffeler, R., Ocampo, G. & Ochoterena, H. 2015: A taxonomic backbone for the global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. – Willdenowia 45(3): 281-383. http://doi.org/10.3372/wi.45.45301

B. Wagstaff, S.J. & Hennion, F. 2007: Evolution and biogeography of Lyallia and Hectorella (Portulacaceae), geographically isolated sisters from the Southern Hemisphere. – Antarctic Science 19(04): 417-426. http://doi.org/10.1017/s0954102007000648