The Mediterranean: the cradle of Anthoxanthum (Poaceae) diploid diversity.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Knowledge of diploid phylogeny and ecogeography provide a foundation for understanding plant evolutionary history, diversification patterns and taxonomy. The genus Anthoxanthum (vernal grasses, Poaceae) represents a taxonomically intricate polyploid complex with large phenotypic variation and poorly resolved evolutionary relationships. The aims of the study were to reveal: (1) evolutionary lineages of the diploid taxa and their genetic differentiation; (2) the past distribution of the rediscovered 'Mediterranean diploid'; and (3) possible migration routes of diploids in the Mediterranean.

Methods

A combined approach involving sequencing of two plastid regions ( trnL-trnF and rpl32-trnL ), nrDNA ITS, rDNA FISH analyses, climatic niche characterization and

SUBMITTER: Chumova Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5737530 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature