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Citation for Study 24633

About Citation title: "Molecular data reveal hidden diversity within the Central Andean species Weberbauera spathulifolia (Thelypodieae: Brassicaceae)".
About Study name: "Molecular data reveal hidden diversity within the Central Andean species Weberbauera spathulifolia (Thelypodieae: Brassicaceae)".
About This study is part of submission 24633 (Status: Published).

Citation

Salariato D., Trinidad H.P., Cano A.L., Zuloaga F., & Al-shehbaz I.A. 2019. Molecular data reveal hidden diversity within the Central Andean species Weberbauera spathulifolia (Thelypodieae: Brassicaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, .

Authors

  • Salariato D.
  • Trinidad H.P.
  • Cano A.L.
  • Zuloaga F.
  • Al-shehbaz I.A.

Abstract

Within the Andean crucifers, Weberbauera (Tribe Thelypodieae) comprises 18 species distributed along the Central Andes of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Of these, Weberbauera spathulifolia has the largest geographic range in the genus that extends ca. 3000 km along the Andean highlands from La Rioja Province in Argentina to the Ancash Department in Peru. This species also exhibits the greatest morphological variation in the genus. However, whether this geographical and morphological variation represents one or more lineages remains unclear. In this study we analyze W. spathulifolia across its entire distribution range using molecular, morphological, and ecological data. Because there is no phylogenetic analysis for the genus, we generated a comprehensive molecular sampling using nuclear (ITS) and plastid (trnL-F and trnH-psbA) sequences for other species of Weberbauera and some South American Thelypodieae. Results obtained from different data and analyses support the presence of two different lineages within W. spathulifolia, one inhabiting the northern portion of the species range, and the other distributed along its southern and central geographic range. Therefore, we propose here to retain the northern lineage under W. spathulifolia and to treat the southern-central lineage under W. orophila, comb. nov. Results of this study should contribute to understanding the biodiversity of the Andean Brassicaceae

Keywords

Central Andes,Cruciferae, molecular phylogeny, South America, Weberbauera

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