[Botany • 2020] <i>Tiganophyton karasense </i>• <small>From the Frying Pan:</small> An Unusual Dwarf Shrub from Namibia Turns Out To Be<small>, <b>Tiganophytaceae</b>,</small> A New Brassicalean FamilyTiganophyton karasense, an evergreen dwarf shrub, is described as a new species. A new genus and family are also proposed for it in the order Brassicales. Phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequence data indicate that Tiganophyton is sister to Bataceae/Salvadoraceae, and all three sister to Koeberliniaceae. First realized to be undescribed in 2010, T. karasense is a rare species known only from three lo
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