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Exploring the intricate evolutionary history of the diploid-polyploid complexVeronica subsection Pentasepalae(Plantaginaceae)
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Palabras clave
Hybridization
Incomplete lineage sorting
ITS
Phylogenetic analysis
Plastid DNA
Polyploidy
Reticulate evolution
Taxonomy
Clasificación UNESCO
2417.14 Genética Vegetal
Fecha de publicación
2015
Citación
Rojas-Andrés, B. M., Albach, D. C., & Martínez-Ortega, M. M. (2015). Exploring the intricate evolutionary history of the diploid–polyploid complex Veronica subsection Pentasepalae (Plantaginaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 179(4), 670-692.
Abstract
[EN]Veronica subsection Pentasepalae is a diploid–polyploid complex of c. 20 species distributed in Eurasia and North Africa, in which species boundaries are difficult to determine. Here, we present the first comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of V. subsection Pentasepalae based on nucleotide sequences [internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and the plastid trnH-psbA and ycf6-psbM spacers] combined with ploidy estimations. Our results support the monophyly of the subsection. Five well-supported clades are recovered in the ITS sequence analyses, corresponding to broad geographical areas. The causes of the extensive incongruence found between the ITS and plastid DNA datasets, namely incomplete lineage sorting and/or hybridization and polyploidization, are discussed. Most of the diploids traditionally recognized based on morphological characters and one tetraploid are each recovered as monophyletic by the ITS sequence analyses. The Balkan species V. kindlii is resurrected. DNA ploidy level for V. teucrioides is reported here for the first time (2x). Diploid populations have been found for V. orbiculata, which was previously thought to be only tetraploid. Past contact in the amphi-Adriatic area between V. orsiniana and V. orbiculata is suggested. Finally, molecular analyses show that diploid V. jacquinii and diploid V. orbiculata are unrelated. This study contributes to our understanding of the evolutionary history of polyploid complexes, especially those in southern Europe, and highlights the importance of using multiple lines of evidence to investigate species boundaries in such actively diversifying groups.
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0024-4074
DOI
10.1111/boj.12345
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