Lilium liangiae, a new species in the genus Lilium (Liliaceae) that reveals parallel evolution within morphology.

ABSTRACT: The former genus Nomocharis, which has been merged as a clade within the genus Lilium (Liliaceae), represents one of the most complicated and unclear groups included in the latter. Research on members of the Nomocharis clade has been quite limited due to the sampling difficulties caused by its selective environmental preferences. In this study, we propose a new species within this clade, Lilium liangiae, as a further bridge connecting the former genus Nomocharis with other members of the genus Lilium. We conducted morphological clustering, phylogenetic, and comparative genomics analyses of nuclear internal spacers and the newly generated complete chloroplast genome, in conjunction with previously published sequences, and performed ancestral state reconstr

SUBMITTER: Yuan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11004424 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature