Unraveling Polyphyly in Flourensia (Asteraceae, Heliantheae, Enceliinae) and the Establishment of a New Genus Austroflourensia

Abstract The monophyly of Flourensia was examined for the first time by sequencing the nuclear ITS and plastid psbA- trnH regions in 18 species of the genus, analyzing them along with representatives of the remaining genera of subtribe Enceliinae. Results showed strong evidence for the polyphyly of...

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Main Authors: SUSANA E. FREIRE, JUAN C. OSPINA, LONE AAGESEN, LUIS ARIZA ESPINAR, JOSÉ L. PANERO, M. AMALIA SCATAGLINI
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author SUSANA E. FREIRE
JUAN C. OSPINA
LONE AAGESEN
LUIS ARIZA ESPINAR
JOSÉ L. PANERO
M. AMALIA SCATAGLINI
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JUAN C. OSPINA
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description Abstract The monophyly of Flourensia was examined for the first time by sequencing the nuclear ITS and plastid psbA- trnH regions in 18 species of the genus, analyzing them along with representatives of the remaining genera of subtribe Enceliinae. Results showed strong evidence for the polyphyly of Flourensia identifying two well-supported groups: Flourensia, a clade from North America including the type F. laurifolia, and another clade, here designed as the new genus Austroflourensia, containing the South American species. Austroflourensia is related to the other four genera composing the subtribe Enceliinae, whereas Flourensia s.s. is sister to all of them. Austroflourensia can be mainly distinguished by having a shrubby or subshrubby habit, capitula always radiate usually arranged in weakly cymose-corymbose capitulescences, phyllaries 2-3-seriate, and disc corollas shortly dentate. This paper proposes twelve new combinations to accommodate species previously described in the genus Flourensia and provides emended descriptions of Flourensia and the new genus Austroflourensia. The illustration of the type of the new genus, a distribution map, and a key to the genera of Enceliinae are also provided.
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spelling doaj.art-bd8e85f22d044972b699fba6f32a13b82023-02-21T07:31:38ZengAcademia Brasileira de CiênciasAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências1678-26902023-02-0195210.1590/0001-3765202320191135Unraveling Polyphyly in Flourensia (Asteraceae, Heliantheae, Enceliinae) and the Establishment of a New Genus AustroflourensiaSUSANA E. FREIREhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7141-8058JUAN C. OSPINAhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8941-3570LONE AAGESENhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0852-6539LUIS ARIZA ESPINARJOSÉ L. PANEROhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2287-0395M. AMALIA SCATAGLINIhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2819-6714Abstract The monophyly of Flourensia was examined for the first time by sequencing the nuclear ITS and plastid psbA- trnH regions in 18 species of the genus, analyzing them along with representatives of the remaining genera of subtribe Enceliinae. Results showed strong evidence for the polyphyly of Flourensia identifying two well-supported groups: Flourensia, a clade from North America including the type F. laurifolia, and another clade, here designed as the new genus Austroflourensia, containing the South American species. Austroflourensia is related to the other four genera composing the subtribe Enceliinae, whereas Flourensia s.s. is sister to all of them. Austroflourensia can be mainly distinguished by having a shrubby or subshrubby habit, capitula always radiate usually arranged in weakly cymose-corymbose capitulescences, phyllaries 2-3-seriate, and disc corollas shortly dentate. This paper proposes twelve new combinations to accommodate species previously described in the genus Flourensia and provides emended descriptions of Flourensia and the new genus Austroflourensia. The illustration of the type of the new genus, a distribution map, and a key to the genera of Enceliinae are also provided.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652023000300801&tlng=enCompositaeITSSouth AmericataxonomyphylogenypsbA-trnH
spellingShingle SUSANA E. FREIRE
JUAN C. OSPINA
LONE AAGESEN
LUIS ARIZA ESPINAR
JOSÉ L. PANERO
M. AMALIA SCATAGLINI
Unraveling Polyphyly in Flourensia (Asteraceae, Heliantheae, Enceliinae) and the Establishment of a New Genus Austroflourensia
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Compositae
ITS
South America
taxonomy
phylogeny
psbA-trnH
title Unraveling Polyphyly in Flourensia (Asteraceae, Heliantheae, Enceliinae) and the Establishment of a New Genus Austroflourensia
title_full Unraveling Polyphyly in Flourensia (Asteraceae, Heliantheae, Enceliinae) and the Establishment of a New Genus Austroflourensia
title_fullStr Unraveling Polyphyly in Flourensia (Asteraceae, Heliantheae, Enceliinae) and the Establishment of a New Genus Austroflourensia
title_full_unstemmed Unraveling Polyphyly in Flourensia (Asteraceae, Heliantheae, Enceliinae) and the Establishment of a New Genus Austroflourensia
title_short Unraveling Polyphyly in Flourensia (Asteraceae, Heliantheae, Enceliinae) and the Establishment of a New Genus Austroflourensia
title_sort unraveling polyphyly in flourensia asteraceae heliantheae enceliinae and the establishment of a new genus austroflourensia
topic Compositae
ITS
South America
taxonomy
phylogeny
psbA-trnH
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