Combined phylogenetic analysis in the Rubiaceae-Ixoroideae: morphology, nuclear and chloroplast DNA data

Parsimony analyses of morphology, restriction sites of the cpDNA, sequences from the nuclear, ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS), and the chloroplast gene rbcL were performed to asses tribal and generic relationships in the subfamily Ixoroideae (Rubiaceae). The tribes Vanguerieae and Albert...

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Published in:American journal of botany 2000-11, Vol.87 (11), p.1731-1748
Main Authors: Andreasen, Katarina, Bremer, Birgitta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Botanical gardens
Botany
cpDNA
Datasets
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
Flowers & plants
Fruits
Genera
Genetics
Ixoroideae
morphology
nuclear ITS sequences
Parsimony
Phylogenetics
Phylogeny
Plants
Pollen
rbcL
Rubiaceae
Systematics
Taxa
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Summary:Parsimony analyses of morphology, restriction sites of the cpDNA, sequences from the nuclear, ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS), and the chloroplast gene rbcL were performed to asses tribal and generic relationships in the subfamily Ixoroideae (Rubiaceae). The tribes Vanguerieae and Alberteae (Antirheoideae) are clearly part of Ixoroideae, as are some Cinchonoideae taxa. Pavetteae should exclude Ixora and allies, which should be recognized as the tribe Ixoreae. Heinsenia, representing Aulacocalyceae, is part of Gardenieae, as is Duperrea, a genus earlier placed in Pavetteae. Posoqueria and Bertiera and the taxa in the subtribe Diplosporinae should be excluded from Gardenieae. Bertiera and three Diplosporinae taxa are part of Coffeeae, while Cremaspora (Diplosporinae) is best housed in a tribe of its own, Cremasporeae. The mangrove genus Scyphiphora, recently placed in Diplosporinae, is closer to Ixoreae and tentatively included there. The combined analysis resulted in higher resolution compared to the separate analyses, exemplifying that combined analyses can remedy the incapability of one data set to resolve portions of a phylogeny. Twenty-four new rbcL sequences representing all five Ixoroideae tribes (sensu Robbrecht) are presented.
ISSN:0002-9122
1537-2197
DOI:10.2307/2656750