A new phylogenetic framework for the genus Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae) and implications for infrageneric classification.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Kalanchoe is a diverse genus in the Crassulaceae, with centres of diversity in Madagascar and sub-Saharan Africa. The genus is known for its popularity in horticulture, its use as a model system for research on CAM photosynthesis and vegetative reproduction, its high invasive potential and its use in traditional medicine. The genus-rank circumscription and infrageneric classification of Kalanchoe have been the subject of debate for centuries, especially regarding the status and rank of what is now treated as K. subg. Bryophyllum and K. subg. Kitchingia. We aim to generate a densely sampled phylogeny of Kalanchoe s.l. and evaluate the current infrageneric classification system.

Methods

We inferred a phylogenetic tree for Kalanchoe using a ddRAD sequencing

SUBMITTER: Rodewald SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12358026 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature