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Botanical Orchid Glossary

Glossary Term: Phylogeny

The evolutionary history of a taxon. Also a scheme or diagram representing a hypothesis on the evolution of a taxon.

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Phylogeny: Phylogeny of six taxa (t1 to t6) expressed in a cladogram; the bullets refer to shared character states
Phylogeny

Phylogeny of six taxa (t1 to t6) expressed in a cladogram; the bullets refer to shared character states