In order to elucidate the biotic diversification of Asteraceae inhabiting the South American Transition Zone, we undertook a panbiogeographic analysis (based on a parsimony analysis of endemicity) and a cladistic biogeographic ...

The ferns and lycophytes comprise the seedless vascular plants and present the dominant sporophytic phase. They are currently distributed in several regions, with a greater predominance in the Tropical region, occurring ...