Systematics and Evolution of Commiphora Jacq. (Burseraceae) in Madagascar

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dc.contributor.advisorWeeks, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorGostel, Morgan Robert
dc.creatorGostel, Morgan Robert
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-14T14:21:02Z
dc.date.available2015-09-14T14:21:02Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThe myrrh genus, Commiphora, comprises a clade of nearly 200 species of shrubs and trees that grow in warm tropical regions in Africa, Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula, the Indian sub-continent, and South America. Commiphora is the most species-rich genus in the frankincense and myrrh family, Burseraceae, and species belonging to this genus are ecologically important throughout their range in eastern, sub-Saharan Africa and western Madagascar. Aromatic oleoresins extracted from several species have been used extensively as an olfactory aesthetic and medicine with demonstrated pharmacological benefits throughout both antiquity and in contemporary folk medicinal practices. Despite its diversity and ecological and economical significance, evolutionary relationships in the genus are poorly understood and few studies have sought to reconstruct the phylogenetic history of Commiphora. As a result, species boundaries and infrageneric relationships of this widespread group of plants are not well characterized. Species of Commiphora are
dc.format.extent253 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/9869
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyright 2015 Morgan Robert Gostel
dc.subjectSystematic biology
dc.subjectBiology
dc.subjectEnvironmental science
dc.subjectBotany
dc.subjectEvolution
dc.subjectMolecular markers
dc.subjectPhylogenetics
dc.titleSystematics and Evolution of Commiphora Jacq. (Burseraceae) in Madagascar
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineEnvironmental Science and Public Policy
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral

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