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Dioecy inMikania (Compositae:Eupatorieae)

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For the first time dioecy inMikania and in the tribeEupatorieae is described and discussed. The condition is known only in members of theMikania swartziana Griseb. complex, a group of eight species, all endemic to the Greater Antillean Islands of Cuba, Hispaniola, and Jamaica.

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Holmes, W.C. Dioecy inMikania (Compositae:Eupatorieae). Pl Syst Evol 175, 87–92 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00942147

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