Phylogenetic position of the genus Ferula (Apiaceae) and its placement in tribe Scandiceae as inferred from nrDNA ITS sequence variation |
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Authors: | Renata Kurzyna-M?ynik Alexei A Oskolski Stephen R Downie Rafa? Kopacz Aneta Wojewódzka Krzysztof Spalik |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Plant Systematics and Geography, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478, Warszawa, Poland 2. Botanical Museum, Komarov Botanical Institute, Prof. Popov str. 2, 197376, St Petersburg, Russia 3. Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, 61801, USA 4. Botanic Garden of University of Warsaw, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478, Warszawa, Poland
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Abstract: | Recent molecular systematic investigations suggested that Ferula, an umbellifer genus of about 170 species, is polyphyletic, with its members placed in the apioid superclade and within tribe Scandiceae. We analyzed ITS sequence variation from 134 accessions of Apiaceae, including 83 accessions (74 species) of Ferula to ascertain the phylogenetic position of the genus within the family. Phylogenetic analyses of these data using maximum parsimony, Bayesian, and neighbor-joining methods support the monophyly of Ferula upon the addition of Dorema and Leutea (as Ferula sensu lato) and its placement in tribe Scandiceae. Ferula sensu is closely allied with other major lineages of Scandiceae, corresponding to subtribes Scandicinae, Daucinae, and Torilidinae. Therefore, we recognize the Ferula clade as subtribe Ferulinae. Another addition to tribe Scandiceae is a clade composed of genera Glaucosciadium and Mozaffariania. The three accessions of Ferula misplaced in the apioid superclade represent a species of Silaum. |
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