| Full text | |
| Author(s): |
Lovo, Juliana
[1, 2]
;
Winkworth, Richard C.
[3]
;
Braganca Gil, Andre dos Santos
[4]
;
Amaral, Maria do Carmo E.
[5]
;
Bittrich, Volker
[6]
;
Mello-Silva, Renato
[1]
Total Authors: 6
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biociencias, Dept Bot, Rua Matao 277, BR-05508090 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[2] Kew, Royal Bot Gardens, Richmond TW9 3AB, Surrey - England
[3] Massey Univ, Inst Fundamental Sci, Tennent Dr, Palmerston North 4474 - New Zealand
[4] Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Coordenacao Bot, Campus Pesquisa, Ave Perimetral 1901, BR-66077530 Belem, Para - Brazil
[5] Univ Estadual Campinas, Dept Biol Vegetal, Inst Biol, CP 6109, BR-13083970 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[6] Rua Mario de Nucci 500, BR-13083290 Campinas, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 6
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Taxon; v. 67, n. 3, p. 503-520, JUN 2018. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 2 |
| Abstract | |
Trimezieae is a Neotropical tribe of Iridaceae. It is widely distributed in Central and South America with species diversity centered on Brazil. Previous studies have consistently found that although the tribe itself is monophyletic, as currently recognized three of the four genera within it are not. Using an enlarged sampling of taxa, molecular markers and morphological characters, the present study further improves our understanding. Our molecular phylogenetic analyses confirm the broad-scale relationships observed in earlier studies. That is, four principal clades are well supported but links between them remain uncertain. A broad morphological survey identified diagnostic characters for several clades; these were primarily vegetative, including features of the underground stems, leaves and flowering stems. Based on these findings we present a new generic-level classification that recognizes groups that were well supported in phylogenetic analyses and are clearly distinguished on morphological grounds. This framework requires new circumscriptions for three of the existing generic-level taxa, as well as the recognition of a new genus within the tribe. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 14/00803-9 - Patterns of floral evolution in Trimezieae (Iridaceae) |
| Grantee: | Juliana Lovo |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor |
| FAPESP's process: | 14/09131-3 - Phylogeny, ontogeny and floral evolution in Malmeeae (Annonaceae) and Trimezieae (Iridaceae) |
| Grantee: | Renato de Mello-Silva |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |