Spatial Phylogenetics Reveals Endemism Hotspots and Conservation Priorities in Chinese Asteraceae.

ABSTRACT: The Asteraceae is recognized as the largest family of dicotyledonous plants globally. Despite being the most species-rich plant family in China, a nationwide biodiversity assessment integrating phylogenetic approaches remains lacking-hindering the identification of conservation priority areas from an evolutionary perspective. Using six chloroplast markers (matK, ndhF, rbcL, rps16, psbA-trnH, and trnG) and the nuclear ribosomal ITS region, we reconstructed the phylogeny of Chinese Asteraceae. Combining spatial distribution data of 1092 Asteraceae species in China (representing 7 subfamilies, 22 tribes, and 215 genera), we mapped the distribution patterns of species richness, weighted endemism, phylogenetic diversity, and phylogenetic endemism

SUBMITTER: Zheng X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12579969 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature