RedefiningRhynchosporasectionTenues(Cyperaceae), a phylogenetic approach
- 10 February 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
- Vol. 196 (3), 313-328
- https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boab002
Abstract
Rhynchospora is one of the most species-rich genera of Cyperaceae, comprising c. 400 species in 28 sections. Rhyncospora section Tenues is one of the largest sections and one of the most problematic. Because it is morphologically similar to sections Laevinuces, Luzuliformes and Spermodontes, the characters traditionally used to distinguish section Tenues cannot be reliably used to place species into one of these four sections. These four sections are included in the Psilocarya group of Rhynchospora subgenus Rhynchospora with sections Psilocarya and Dichromena. Previous molecular studies of Rhynchospora indicate that species of the Psilocarya group form a clade and are sister to at least some species of the sections being studied here. Since only 11 of the estimated 41 species in these four sections were included in earlier phylogenetic studies, the relationships among these sections remain unclear. To elucidate these relationships, we conducted a molecular phylogenetic analysis for Rhynchospora, based on plastid trnL-F and nuclear ETS and ITS markers, emphasizing species in these four sections. Results show that sections Laevinuces, Spermodontes and Tenues are individually not monophyletic but, grouped together, form a well-supported clade, Rhynchospora section Tenues s.l. Rhynchospora section Luzuliformes is monophyletic but is not a sister clade of section Tenues.Keywords
Funding Information
- Fundação de Amparo à Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Pernambuco
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
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