A Molecular Phylogeny and Taxonomic Notes in Caamembeca (Polygalaceae)

José Floriano Barêa Pastore; J. Richard Abbott; Kurt M. Neubig; W. Mark Whitten; Renata B. Mascarenhas; Michelle Christine Almeida Mota; Cássio van den Berg

doi:10.1600/036364417X694935

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1 March 2017 A Molecular Phylogeny and Taxonomic Notes in Caamembeca (Polygalaceae)

José Floriano Barêa Pastore, J. Richard Abbott, Kurt M. Neubig, W. Mark Whitten, Renata B. Mascarenhas, Michelle Christine Almeida Mota, Cássio van den Berg

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Systematic Botany, 42(1):54-62 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1600/036364417X694935

Abstract

Caamembeca (Polygalaceae) is a genus of 13 species endemic to South America. The genus is morphologically distinctive, e.g. supported by the putative morphologic synapomorphy of paired glands in a stipular position and on the rachis. However, its monophyly has not been robustly tested as only four species have been included in previous phylogenetic analyses. We present a phylogenetic analysis of 11 species based on nrITS, matK, the trnL intron, and trnL-trnF intergenic spacer. Relationships among Caamembeca species are discussed, and three new combinations are made, Caamembeca amazonensis, Caamembeca autranii, and Caamembeca formosa, providing an improved understanding of the genus.

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José Floriano Barêa Pastore, J. Richard Abbott, Kurt M. Neubig, W. Mark Whitten, Renata B. Mascarenhas, Michelle Christine Almeida Mota, and Cássio van den Berg "A Molecular Phylogeny and Taxonomic Notes in Caamembeca (Polygalaceae)," Systematic Botany 42(1), 54-62, (1 March 2017). https://doi.org/10.1600/036364417X694935

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