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D.B. Montesinos-Tube, T. Borsch

1 Botanischer Garten Dahlem Berlin, Germany 2 Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa

The family Caryophyllaceae has a Worldwide distribution. In the Andes, this family is represented by approximate 250 species. In the framework of this work, several tribes are treated at the phylogenetic level including morphology and their correspondent distribution. Results indicate that high radiations occurred in the Andes and speciation events derivated in numerous unknown species that yet remain undescribed. Our conslusions corroborate the high diversity of species concentrated in the Central Andes (Peru, Bolivia).