Reassessment of the Phylogeny and Systematics of Chinese Parnassia (Celastraceae): A Thorough Investigation Using Whole Plastomes and Nuclear Ribosomal DNA

Reassessment of the Phylogeny and Systematics of Chinese Parnassia (Celastraceae): A Thorough Investigation Using Whole Plastomes and Nuclear Ribosomal DNA

Parnassia L., a perennial herbaceous genus in the family Celastraceae, consists of about 60 species and is mainly distributed in the Pan-Himalayan and surrounding mountainous regions. The taxonomic position and phylogenetic relationships of the genus are still controversial. Herein, we reassessed th...

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Main Authors: Ming-Ze Xia, Yan Li, Fa-Qi Zhang, Jing-Ya Yu, Gulzar Khan, Xiao-Feng Chi, Hao Xu, Shi-Long Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Parnassia
phylogeny
plastome
nuclear ribosomal DNA
divergence time
character evolution
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2022.855944/full

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