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MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
卷 66, 期 1, 页码 1-16出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.08.022
关键词
Character evolution; Hypericaceae; Internal transcribed spacer (ITS); Phylogeny; Thornea; Triadenum
资金
- Gemeinschaft zur Forderung der Kulturpflanzenforschung Gatersleben e.V.
- Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota
- Kew Latin American Research Fellowship Programme
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [BL 462/8]
Phylogenetic hypotheses for the large cosmopolitan genus Hypericum (St. John's wort) have previously been based on morphology, and molecular studies have thus far included only a few species. In this study, we used 360 sequences of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) for 206 species representing Hypericum (incl. Triadenum and Thomea) and three other genera of Hypericaceae to generate an explicit phylogenetic hypothesis for the genus using parsimony and model-based methods. The results indicate that the small genus Triadenum is nested in a clade within Hypericum containing most of the New World species. Sister to Hypericum is Thomea from Central America. Within Hypericum, three large clades and two smaller grades were found; these are based on their general morphology, especially characters used previously in taxonomy of the genus. Relative to the most recent classification, around 60% of the sections of Hypericum were monophyletic. We used a Bayesian approach to reconstruct ancestral states of selected morphological characters, which resulted in recognition of characters that support major clades within the genus and a revised interpretation of morphological evolution in Hypericum. The shrubby habit represents the plesiomorphic state from which herbs evolved several times. Arborescent species have radiated convergently in high-elevation habitats in tropical Africa and South America. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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