Journal
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
Volume 102, Issue 4, Pages 581-597Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1500021
Keywords
Caladenia; multigene analyses; phylogeny; Orchidaceae; reclassification
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- Gatsby Charitable Trust
- Australian Orchid Foundation
- Nell and Hermon Slade Trust
- Foundation for the Protection of Wild Orchids, Zurich
- Foundation for Research, Science and Technology, New Zealand
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Premise of the study: The classification of the primarily Australasian group of orchids Caladenia and allied genera (Caladeniinae: Diurideae) containing 71 federally listed threatened species has proven controversial. Analyzing these species using genetic material will provide a sound basis for their classification and the capacity to ensure accurate conservation measures can be implemented. Methods: We present a multigene analysis based on nuclear ribosomal ITS and five plastid regions from 54 species representing all major taxonomic groups within Caladeniinae. Key results: In our combined analysis, apart from Leptoceras and Praecoxanthus, all Caladenia ingroup taxa form a strongly supported clade that is also supported by morphological synapomorphies (parallel leaf venation; leaf solitary, lanceolate, covered with glandular or eglandular trichomes). Characters and character states historically used to delimit taxa were revealed to be homoplasious and therefore do not support recognition of Arachnorchis, Cyanicula, Drakonorchis, Ericksonella, Jonesiopsis, Petalochilus, Pheladenia, and Stegostyla as previously proposed. Glossodia and Elythranthera are shown to be a specialist group embedded within Caladenia. Conclusions: Based on our results, none of the current systems of classification of the subtribe is satisfactory. Instead our results point to Lindley's 1840 interpretation of Caladenia, but including Glossodia and Elythranthera, as being the most accurate reflection of the group. Accordingly, a renewed reclassification of Caladeniinae is proposed as well as several new combinations.
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