A consensus phylogenomic approach highlights paleopolyploid and rapid radiation in the history of Ericales.
Drew A LarsonJoseph F WalkerOscar M VargasStephen A SmithPublished in: American journal of botany (2020)
We provide several hypotheses regarding the history of Ericales, and confidently resolve most nodes, but demonstrate that a series of ancient divergences are unresolvable with these data. Whether paleopolyploidy is a major source of the observed phylogenetic conflict warrants further investigation.