Whence came these plants most foul? Phylogenomics and biogeography of Lowiaceae (Zingiberales)

• Main Authors: Niissalo, Matti A., Gardner, Elliot M., Khew, Gillian S., Šída, Otakar, Poulsen, Axel Dalberg, Leong-Škornicková, Jana
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Social sciences::Geography; Biogeography; Genome Size
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/163181
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Lowiaceae (order Zingiberales) is a small family of forest herbs in Southeast Asia. All species belong to the genus Orchidantha. They are known for possessing orchid-like flowers that are smelly, apparently mimicking dead animals, feces, or mushrooms. Little is known of the biogeographic patterns or...