Phylogeny of the eudicots: a nearly complete familial analysis based on  rbc L gene sequences

A phylogenetic analysis of 589 plastid rbcL gene sequences representing nearly all eudicot families (a total of 308 families; seven photosynthetic and four parasitic families are missing) was performed, and bootstrap re-sampling was used to assess support for clades. Based on these data, the ordinal...

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Published in:Kew bulletin 2000, Vol.55 (2), p.257
Main Authors: Savolainen, Vincent, Fay, Michael F., Albach, Dirk C., Backlund, Anders, van der Bank, M, Cameron, Kenneth M., Johnson, S A, Lledo, M D, Pintaud, J-C, Powell, M, Sheahan, M C, Soltis, Douglas E., Soltis, Pamela S., Weston, P, Whitten, W M, Wurdack, K J, Chase, Mark W.
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Language:English
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FARMACI
NATURAL SCIENCES
NATURVETENSKAP
PHARMACY
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Summary:A phylogenetic analysis of 589 plastid rbcL gene sequences representing nearly all eudicot families (a total of 308 families; seven photosynthetic and four parasitic families are missing) was performed, and bootstrap re-sampling was used to assess support for clades. Based on these data, the ordinal classification of eudicots is revised following the previous classification of angiosperms by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG). Putative additional orders are discussed (e.g. Dilleniales, Escalloniales, Vitales), and several additional families are assigned to orders for future updates of the APG classification. The use of rbcL alone in such a large matrix was found to be practical in discovering and providing bootstrap support for most orders. Combination of these data with other matrices for the rest of the angiosperms should provide the framework for a complete phylogeny to be used in macro-evolutionary studies.
ISSN:0075-5974
1874-933X