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Ben Erik van Wyk
Researcher at University of Johannesburg
Publications - 7
Citations - 241
Ben Erik van Wyk is an academic researcher from University of Johannesburg. The author has contributed to research in topics: Genus & Tribe (biology). The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 7 publications receiving 205 citations.
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A molecular phylogenetic study of southern African Apiaceae
TL;DR: The southern African origin of subfamily Apioideae is corroborated, and the positions of the herbaceous Lichtensteinia and Annesorhiza clades within the subfamily suggest, surprisingly, that its ancestor was herbaceous, not woody.
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A new generic classification for African peucedanoid species (Apiaceae)
Pieter J.D. Winter,Anthony R. Magee,Nonkululo Phephu,Patricia M. Tilney,Stephen R. Downie,Ben Erik van Wyk +5 more
TL;DR: The results of maximum parsimony analysis of 125 nuclear rDNA ITS sequences representing all tribes and major clades of the apioid superclade and closely related outgroups support the separation of the African group of genera from that of Eurasian Peucedanum.
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New tribal delimitations for the early diverging lineages of Apiaceae subfamily Apioideae
Anthony R. Magee,Carolina Isabel Calviño,M. Liu,Stephen R. Downie,Patricia M. Tilney,Ben Erik van Wyk +5 more
TL;DR: A new tribal classification system for the protoapioids is proposed on the basis of molecular, morphological and anatomical evidence to allow for future realignments amongst the tribes, as more evidence becomes available.
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Generic Delimitations and Relationships of the Cape Genera Capnophyllum, dasispermum, and Sonderina, the North African Genera Krubera and Stoibrax, and a New Monotypic Genus of the Subfamily Apioideae (Apiaceae)
TL;DR: Generic circumscriptions and phylogenetic relationships of the Cape genera Capnophyllum, Dasispermum, and Sonderina are explored through parsimony and Bayesian inference analyses of nrDNA ITS and cpDNA rps16 intron sequences, morphology and combined molecular and morphological data.
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A review of the traditional use of southern African medicinal plants for the treatment of inflammation and inflammatory pain.
TL;DR: The use of medicinal plants is common practice amongst the southern African population and may provide targets for drug development as mentioned in this paper, however, the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID's) is accompanied by harmful and toxic side effects.