Phylogenetic relationships of New Zealand Asteraceae inferred from ITS sequences |
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Authors: | S. J. Wagstaff I. Breitwieser |
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Affiliation: | (1) Landcare Research, New Zealand, NZ |
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Abstract: | Forty-five sequences from members of all genera of Asteraceae indigenous to New Zealand and 50 published sequences representing the tribal diversity in the family were analyzed to assess the utility of ITS sequences to resolve phylogenetic relationships. Previous studies using chloroplast DNA sequences and morphology provided support for several clades in the Asteraceae, yet the relationships among some of these were uncertain. The results from ITS analysis were largely consistent with these earlier studies. The New Zealand species are included in at least six clades, most of these corresponding to recognized tribes. Our results have also clarified the tribal affinities of a few anomalous genera. Haastia, previously aligned with the Gnaphalieae or the Astereae, is nested in the Senecioneae. Centipeda, previously included in the Astereae or Anthemideae, emerges near the Heliantheae. The relationships of Abrotanella remain unresolved. Received August 8, 2001 Accepted November 6, 2001 |
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Keywords: | : Asteraceae New Zealand molecular systematics nuclear ribosomal DNA ITS. |
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