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Citation for Study 9960

About Citation title: "Is Persea (Lauraceae) monophyletic? Evidence from nuclear ribosomal ITS sequences".
About This study was previously identified under the legacy study ID S2296 (Status: Published).

Citation

Rohwer J., Li J., Rudolph B., Schmidt S., Van der werff H., & Li H. 2009. Is Persea (Lauraceae) monophyletic? Evidence from nuclear ribosomal ITS sequences. Taxon, 58(4): 1153-1167.

Authors

  • Rohwer J.
  • Li J.
  • Rudolph B.
  • Schmidt S.
  • Van der werff H.
  • Li H.

Abstract

The delimitation of genera within the Persea group (Lauraceae) has always been controversial. In an attempt to resolve the phylogenetic lines within this group, we analyzed ITS sequences of 61 species of the Persea group (Lauraceae) and 30 other species of Lauraceae. Several of the traditional genera or subgenera form well supported groups, viz., Persea subgen. Eriodaphne, Machilus, Persea subgen. Persea, and Alseodaphne including Dehaasia. The included species of Phoebe form two clades that are unresolved with respect to Alseodaphne. However, Persea subgen. Eriodaphne (together with the Macaronesian Apollonias barbujana) forms one of the clades of an unresolved basal trichotomy within the Persea group, whereas Persea subgen. Persea is well supported as member of an otherwise Asian clade including Alseodaphne and Phoebe. This indicates that Persea, as currently circumscribed, is not monophyletic. The affinities of the Macaronesian Persea indica are clearly American rather than Asian.

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