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About Citation title: "Phylogeny of the Clusioid Clade (Malpighiales): Evidence From the Plastid and Mitochondrial Genomes.".
About Study name: "Phylogeny of the Clusioid Clade (Malpighiales): Evidence From the Plastid and Mitochondrial Genomes.".
About This study is part of submission 10985 (Status: Published).

Citation

Ruhfel B.R., Bittrich V., Bove C., Gustafsson M., Philbrick C., Rutishauser R., Xi Z., & Davis C. 2011. Phylogeny of the Clusioid Clade (Malpighiales): Evidence From the Plastid and Mitochondrial Genomes. American Journal of Botany, 98(2): 306-325.

Authors

  • Ruhfel B.R. (submitter) Phone 734-846-1353
  • Bittrich V.
  • Bove C.
  • Gustafsson M.
  • Philbrick C.
  • Rutishauser R.
  • Xi Z.
  • Davis C.

Abstract

Premise of the study: The clusioid clade includes five families (i.e., Bonnetiaceae, Calophyllaceae, Clusiaceae sensu stricto [s.s.], Hypericaceae, and Podostemaceae) represented by 91 genera and ~1,900 species. Species in this clade form a conspicuous element of tropical forests worldwide and are important in horticulture, timber production, and pharmacology. To clarify phylogenetic uncertainty in the group, we conducted a multilocus phylogenetic analysis of the clusioids with greatly improved taxon sampling compared to previous studies. ? Methods: We conducted phylogenetic analyses of plastid (matK, ndhF, and rbcL) and mitochondrial (matR) nucleotide sequence data using parsimony, maximum likelihood, and Bayesian inference. Our combined data set included ~200 species representing all major clusioid subclades identified in previous studies, plus numerous species spanning the taxonomic, morphological, and biogeographic breadth of the clusioid clade. ? Key results: Our analyses indicate that the genera Tovomita (Clusiaceae s.s.); Harungana and Hypericum (Hypericaceae); and Ledermanniella s.s. and Zeylanidium (Podostemaceae) are not monophyletic. In addition, we place four genera that have not been included in any molecular study: Ceratolacis, Diamantina, and Griffithella (Podostemaceae), and Santomasia (Hypericaceae). Finally, our results indicate that Lianthus, Santomasia, Thornea, and Triadenum can be safely merged into Hypericum (Hypericaceae). ? Conclusions: We present the first well-resolved, taxon-rich phylogeny of the clusioid clade. Taxon sampling and resolution within the clade are greatly improved compared to previous studies and provide a strong basis for improving the classification of the group. In addition, our phylogeny will form the foundation of future work investigating the biogeography of tropical angiosperms with Gondwanan distributions.

Keywords

Garcinia mangostana; Guttiferae; Hypericum perforatum; mangosteen; matK; matR; morphology; ndhF; rbcL; St. John?s wort

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