Asteraceae and connections

[Mike Crisp]

The prevailing view on the 'centre' of origin of the Asteraceae is
somewhere in the (south) Pacific, eg Bremer (1992), and not in north
America.  Here are some references:

Bentham, G. (1873). notes on the classification, history and geographic
distribution of Compositae. Journal of the Linnean Society, London, Botany
13, 355-577.

Bremer, K. (1992). Ancestral areas: a cladistic reinterpretation of the
center of origin concept. Systematic Biology 41, 436-445.

Bremer, K. (1993). Intercontinental relationships of African and South
American Asteraceae: a cladistic biogeographic analysis. In 'Biological
Relationships between Africa and South America'. (Ed. P. Goldblatt.)  pp.
105-135. (Yale University Press: New Haven.)

Heads, M. (1999). Vicariance biogeography and terrane tectonics in the
South Pacific: analysis of the genus Abrotanella (Compositae). Biological
Journal of the Linnean Society 67, 391-432.

Morrone, J. J., Katinas, L., and Crisci, J. V. (1996). On temperate areas,
basal clades and biodiversity conservation. Oryx 30, 187-194.

Turner, B. L. (1977). Fossil history and geography. In 'The Biology and
Chemistry of the Compositae'. (Eds V. Heywood, J. Harborne and B. L.
Turner.)  Vol. 1. pp. 21-39. (Academic Press: London.)

Mike Crisp
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On Wed, 29 Sep 1999 08:34:28 -0600,
Richard L. Brown wrote:
>
>I am interested in knowing more about geographic origin of Asteraceae and
>connections between the Great Plains and eastern U.S., e.g., Piedmont and
>Coastal Plain.  I have assumed that Asteraceae diversified in Great Plains,
>but I recall a paper several years ago that suggested that the group
>originated in eastern U.S.  Can anyone advise me about the citation of the
>latter paper or other references regarding biogeographic relationships of
>Asteraceae.
>
>There are distributional data of moths to support an extension of
>grasslands from the Great Plains into New York and the eastern coast via an
>area north of Lake Erie and south of Lake Ontario (either that or a
>concentration of collectors picking up vagrant species in the area).  Does
>anyone know of references to support a connecting grasslands between the
>upper midwest and upper Atlantic coast?  Thanks,
>
>Richard L. Brown
>Mississippi Entomological Museum
>Box 9775
>Mississippi State, MS 39762
>phone: (662) 325-2085
>fax: (662) 325-8837
>e-mail: moth at ra.msstate.edu
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Dr Michael D. Crisp
Reader in Plant Systematics
Division of Botany and Zoology
Australian National University
Canberra ACT 0200 Australia

Phone + 61(0)2 6249 2882
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E-mail mike.crisp at anu.edu.au
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