Beyond phylogeny: phytochemical diversity as a unique metric for biodiversity in the Gentianales.

ABSTRACT: In contrast to phylogenetic diversity (PD), phytochemical diversity is not often utilised to measure biodiversity, although it forms an important aspect of biotic variation. The aim of this study was to explore phytochemical diversity across the flowering plant order Gentianales and the extent to which PD reliably represents phytochemical diversity. We developed the phytochempy package to facilitate the collection of phytochemical data, including a range of methods for calculating phytochemical diversity. To analyse patterns of phytochemical diversity within the Gentianales, species were grouped based on their native botanical regions. The phytochemical diversity and PD of these groups was then calculated to evaluate the similarities and differences among these measures. Given available pr

SUBMITTER: Richard-Bollans A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12630460 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature