In:
Frontiers in Genetics, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 13 ( 2022-3-15)
Abstract:
Eriobotrya (Rosaceae) is an economically important genus with around 30 species. It is widely distributed in tropical and warm temperate regions of Asia, with most of its species in China, Myanmar, and Vietnam. However, Eriobotrya is often confused with the smaller genus Rhaphiolepis , and the phylogenetic relationships between the two genera are controversial. Here we present phylogenetic analyses of 38 newly generated Eriobotrya and Rhaphiolepis nrDNA together with 16 sequences of nrDNA and 28 sequences of ITS obtained from GenBank, representing 28 species of Eriobotrya and 12 species of Rhaphiolepis , in order to reconstruct highly supported relationships for the two genera. Contrary to previous research based on limited sampling, our results highlight the monophyly of Eriobotrya as well as Rhaphiolepis . The topology recovered here is consistent with key morphological synapomorphies such as the persistent sepals in Eriobotrya . Our findings show that increased sampling of taxa can provide a more robust phylogeny through reducing phylogenetic error and increasing overall phylogenetic accuracy.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1664-8021
DOI:
10.3389/fgene.2022.831206
DOI:
10.3389/fgene.2022.831206.s001
DOI:
10.3389/fgene.2022.831206.s002
DOI:
10.3389/fgene.2022.831206.s003
DOI:
10.3389/fgene.2022.831206.s004
DOI:
10.3389/fgene.2022.831206.s005
DOI:
10.3389/fgene.2022.831206.s006
DOI:
10.3389/fgene.2022.831206.s007
DOI:
10.3389/fgene.2022.831206.s008
DOI:
10.3389/fgene.2022.831206.s009
DOI:
10.3389/fgene.2022.831206.s010
DOI:
10.3389/fgene.2022.831206.s011
DOI:
10.3389/fgene.2022.831206.s012
DOI:
10.3389/fgene.2022.831206.s013
DOI:
10.3389/fgene.2022.831206.s014
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Frontiers Media SA
Publication Date:
2022
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2606823-0
Permalink