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On the systematic position of some Asian enigmatic genera of Asclepiadoideae (Apocynaceae)

Surveswaran, Siddharthan and Sun, Mei and Grimm, Guido W and Liede-Schumann, Sigrid (2014) On the systematic position of some Asian enigmatic genera of Asclepiadoideae (Apocynaceae). In: BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, 174 (4). pp. 601-619.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/boj.12156

Abstract

The phylogenetic structure of Asclepiadoideae (Apocynaceae) has been elucidated at the tribal and subtribal levels in the last two decades. However, to date, the systematic positions of seven Asian genera, Cosmostigma, Graphistemma, Holostemma, Pentasachme, Raphistemma, Seshagiria and Treutlera, have not been investigated. In this study, we examine the evolutionary relationships among these seven small enigmatic Asian genera and clarify their positions in Asclepiadoideae, using a combination of plastid sequences of rbcL, rps16, trnL and trnL- F regions. Cosmostigma and Treutlera are resolved as members of the non-Hoya clade of Marsdenieae with strong support (maximum parsimony bootstrap support value BSMP = 96, maximum likelihood bootstrap support value BSML = 98, Bayesian-inferred posterior probability PP = 1.0). Pentasachme is resolved as sister of Stapeliinae to Ceropegieae with moderate support (BSMP = 64, BSML = 66, PP = 0.94). Graphistemma, Holostemma, Raphistemma and Seshagiria are all nested in the Asclepiadeae-Cynanchinae clade (BSMP = 97, BSML = 100, PP = 1.0). The study confirms the generally accepted tribal and subtribal structure of the subfamily. One exception is Eustegia minuta, which is placed here as sister to all Asclepiadeae (BSMP = 58, BSML = 76, PP = 0.99) and not as sister to the Marsdenieae + Ceropegieae clade. The weak support and conflicting position indicate the need for a placement of Eustegia as an independent tribe. In Asclepiadeae, a sister group position of Cynanchinae to the Asclepiadinae + Tylophorinae clade is favoured (BSMP = 84, BSML = 88, PP = 1.0), whereas Schizostephanus is retrieved as unresolved. Oxystelma appears as an early-branching member of Asclepiadinae with weak support (BSMP = 52, BSML = 74, PP = 0.69). Calciphila and Solenostemma are also associated with Asclepiadinae with weak support (BSMP = 37, BSML = 45, PP = 0.79), but all alternative positions are essentially without support. The position of Indian Asclepiadoideae in the family phylogeny is discussed. (c) 2014 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2014, 174, 601-619.

Item Type: Journal Article
Publication: BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL
Additional Information: copyright for this article belongs to WILEY-BLACKWELL, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA
Keywords: classification; systematics; phylogeny; trnL; rps16; rbcL; chloroplast DNA; trnL-F; India
Department/Centre: Division of Biological Sciences > Centre for Ecological Sciences
Date Deposited: 28 May 2014 06:38
Last Modified: 28 May 2014 09:46
URI: http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/49076

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