Five vicariant genera from Gondwana: the Velloziaceae as shown by molecules and morphology [corrected].

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

The amount of data collected previously for Velloziaceae neither clarified relationships within the family nor helped determine an appropriate classification, which has led to huge discordance among treatment by different authors. To achieve an acceptable phylogenetic result and understand the evolution and roles of characters in supporting groups, a total evidence analysis was developed which included approx. 20 % of the species and all recognized genera and sections of Velloziaceae, plus outgroups representatives of related families within Pandanales.

Methods

Analyses were undertaken with 48 species of Velloziaceae, representing all ten genera, with DNA sequences from the atpB-rbcL spacer, trnL-trnF spacer, trnL intron, trnH-psbA spacer, ITS ribosomal D

SUBMITTER: Mello-Silva R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3119618 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature