Plants from beneath Equatorial Andean Peaks 2. Lasiocephalus - Evolution and Colonization of Páramo

Abstract

In the tropical Andean genus Lasiocephalus (Asteraceae), two growth forms can be recognized - montane forest climbers and subshrubs of habitats above the timber lime (páramo). Flow cytometry and molecular markers suggest the convergent evolution of these growth forms during the repeated colonization of páramo habitats.

Keywords

• Páramos
• Equatorial Andes
• Lasiocephalus
• Evolution