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Phylogeny, biogeography, and morphological ancestral character reconstruction in the Mediterranean genus Fumana (Cistaceae)
Author(s) -
Carrió Elena,
Engelbrecht Meike,
GarcíaFayos Patricio,
Güemes Jaime
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of systematics and evolution
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.249
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1759-6831
pISSN - 1674-4918
DOI - 10.1111/jse.12562
Subject(s) - biology , monophyly , character evolution , clade , maximum parsimony , genus , biogeography , evolutionary biology , phylogenetics , phylogenetic tree , zoology , ecology , biochemistry , gene
Fumana is a diverse genus of the Cistaceae family, consisting of 21 currently accepted species. In this study, nuclear (ITS) and plastid ( matK , trnT‐L ) molecular markers were used to reconstruct the phylogeny and to estimate divergence times, including 19 species of Fumana . Phylogenetic analyses (Bayesian Inference, Maximum Parsimony and Maximum Likelihood) confirmed the monophyly of Fumana and did not support the infrageneric divisions previously established. The results support four main clades that group species that differ in vegetative and reproductive characters. Given the impossibility to define morphological characters common to all species within the clades, our proposal is to reject infrageneric divisions. Molecular dating and ancestral area analyses provide evidence for a Miocene diversification of the genus in the north‐western Mediterranean. Ancestral state reconstructions revealed ancestral character states for some traits related to xeric and arid habitats, suggesting a preadaptation to the Mediterranean climate.