Open AccessNew information for Ilex phylogenetics based on the plastid psbA‐trnH intergenic spacer (Aquifoliaceae)
Author(s) -
SELBACHSCHNADELBACH ALESSANDRA,
CAVALLI SUZANA SMITH,
MANEN JEANFRANÇOIS,
COELHO GERALDO CENI,
DE SOUZACHIES TATIANA TEIXEIRA
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
botanical journal of the linnean society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.872
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1095-8339
pISSN - 0024-4074
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2008.00898.x
Subject(s) - biology , phylogenetic tree , intergenic region , genus , clade , phylogenetics , evolutionary biology , maximum parsimony , botany , genetics , gene , genome
The aim of the present work was to clarify the origin and phylogenetic position of the species belonging to the genus Ilex (Aquifoliaceae), especially the South American species. Phylogenetic relationships of the genus Ilex were investigated using the plastid psbA‐trnH intergenic spacer and parsimony and Bayesian analyses. The psbA ‐ trnH intergenic spacer was shown to evolve slowly within Ilex , but a major gap present in this region was useful in the phylogenetic study of the genus. To obtain more potentially parsimonious characters, atpB‐rbcL intergenic spacer data were combined with those for psbA‐trnH . Many gaps present in the psbA‐trnH region were useful in the phylogenetic study of the genus Ilex . The topology of the trees showed that, in general, the clades are strongly related to geographical areas, a fact especially evident in certain different Asian lineages. © 2009 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society , 2009, 159 , 182–193.