Original paper
Can molecular systematics provide insights into aspects of the reproductive biology of Trachymene Rudge (Araliaceae)?
Henwood, Murray J.; Lu-Irving, Patricia; Perkins, Andrew J.
Plant Diversity and Evolution Volume 128 No. 1-2 (2010), p. 85 - 110
published: Aug 1, 2010
DOI: 10.1127/1869-6155/2010/0128-0004
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Abstract
The phylogenetic relationships of 23 Australian species of Trachymene Rudge plus Uldinia ceratocarpa (W.Fitzg.) N.T.Burb. are estimated using separate and combined analyses of nucleotide sequences derived from the trnT-trnF region of the chloroplast genome and the External Transcribed Spacer (ETS) region of the nuclear genome. Maximum parsimony and Maximum Likelihood analyses produce congruent topologies that resolve a monophyletic Trachymene (inclusive of U. ceratocarpa) comprising four subclades matching the currently recognized infrageneric classification of the genus. A formal synopsis of section Trachymene is provided. The resultant phylogeny is used to provide insights into the evolution of various aspects of the reproductive biology of Trachymene including; palynological characters, life-history attributes and breeding system data. Andromonoecy and a perennial life-history are plesiomorphic in Trachymene. From these we propose the independent origin of a number of different breeding system and life-history attributes. We describe the co-variation of several reproductive character states with each other, and we explore their possible functional significance.
Keywords
trachymene • apiales • andromonoecy • sexual systems • breeding system